Successful English Small Talk at Work | English Conversation Practice

Want to have successful English small talk at work? It's easier than you think.
English speakers have typical conversation starters, particularly in the workplace. In this lesson, you'll learn 3 types of English small talk questions you can quickly adapt to a variety of work situations.
Whether you want to learn something about a coworker you see every day or you’ve just introduced yourself to a new team member, be ready to ask small talk questions that encourage conversation and make it easy to get to know someone.
Even if you’re shy or naturally introverted, you can enjoy small talk at work in English. In fact, you may naturally be talented at asking questions.
With each question type, I share English small talk question examples so you can instantly use what you learn and enjoy conversations at work.
To get the full transcript of this English small talk lesson and share your examples with me, visit my lesson online at www.speakconfidentenglish.com...
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Why small talk is important
02:19 Strategy 1 to start small talk
03:46 Strategy 2 to start small talk
07:30 Strategy 3 to start small talk
09:57 Effective small talk question starters
10:20 Small talk at work summary
10:39 Practice
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1- start with a compliment and then ask a connected question .
- I love that sweater. Is it new?
- Those are cute shoes. Where'd you get them?
2- Get the conversation flowing with engaging questions .
- how was your weekend?
- how long have you worked here?
- what do you like about the new neighborhood?
- what kinds of things do you do on the weekends for fun ?
3- Ask for advice or get someone's opinion
- what your favorite pizza place on a Friday night?
- where's the best place to get coffee near th office?
Effective question staters:
What are your thoughts on..?
What are your thoughts about..?
Ex:
Hey..Rebecca, it's nice to meet you. I'm sarah.. the new part-time accountant here..I'll admit that I am a little nervous on my first day..but I am really excited to get to know everyone..and I'd love to find out where the best places to get coffee around here..what's your favorite near the office?

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Thank you. "Are you an artist on the side?" this is my favorite small talk starter. Use it with different professions :)

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Really enjoyed this lesson, thanks for it.
In some countries, the weather is a common topic for small talk and there are many questions that can be raised around it. For instance, "it was such lovely weather this weekend, have you had a chance to enjoy it? How?". Weather connects people :-)
Regarding complements, it may be worth highlighting that in many cultures it is OK to complement things but not people. And when complementing a thing, one should be confident that the thing is new, indeed. Otherwise, it could be quite embracing to get a response that the person has been coming with this thing to work for ages and you've noticed it only now. That's probably not the impression that small talk is intended to make.

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