Small Talk — Work Place Skill
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1.  a) Pathway to relationships.
  b) Someone you do not know or do not know 
well.
	 c)	 Weather,	traffic,	sports,	food,	music,	movies,	
and	positive	local	event.
	 d)	Politics,	religion,	race,	personal	observations,	 sexual topics.
2.  First step in starting a friendship; Business part -
nerships may start with small talk; May create 
you a friendship with an important person.
3.  Make people comfortable with you; make you 
an interesting person to be around.
4.  a) No.
  b) Good morning or How are you?
  c) Angry or aloof (stuck up).
5.  a) To connect with others.
	 b)	 The	conversation	stops.
  c) Using more than one word answers.
  d) 3 or more rounds.
6.	 Because	your	small	talk	skills	improve	with	 practice.
7.  a) Student's choice of wisdom saying.
  b) Ask the person a question.
8.  a) Closed-ended questions can be answered 
with yes or no.
  b) Open-ended questions require more words to 
answer.
  c) Student's choice of 3 examples.
9.  a) Skill to introduce people with ease.
  b) Offer a bit of information or something in 
common with others in the group.
  c) I'm so sorry, what is your name again?
	 d)	Use	their	name	when	leaving.
10.  Step #1: Use the words "I need."
	 Step	#2:	Say	something	positive	to	the	person.
11.  a) Student's opinion.
  b) Reason for opinion.