STRIKING UP A CONVERSATION (NOT A POSE) part 3
What have you taken away from the last 2 posts? Have you been able to engage a little bit easier? Have you been able to start the conversation yourself instead of just responding?
HELP!!!! Ask for it. It humbles you, empowers the other person and you have now opened the door to conversation.
Examples:
Excuse me, but can you help me find the coffee? I’m not sure where it is.
Hey, I can’t seem to fix the jam in the copier. Can you give me some help?
I’m so stumped as to how to write this email. Do you have any tips?
WOW, YOU LIKE THAT TOO? COMMON INTERESTS: You’d be shocked at how much people have in common. Even ones from different backgrounds and cultures. Look for signals or cues.
Examples:
Wow, you’re following football too? FYI, American football is not European. That is called soccer in North America
You have the same electric bike as me. How do you find your’s charges?
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMM: What do you know that may be interesting, insightful or helpful to someone else?
Example: I see that you like XXXX Bluetooth headset and not XXX like me. What do you like best about it? I like XXXXX
COMMON PERSONALITY: You won’t want to get too personal with this one. If it’s someone that you don’t know so well, I wouldn’t mention how disorganized he/she is 😉.
Examples:
Hey, I’m a lefty too. Have you ever heard that we’re in our right minds (that’s a high level of English)
Hey, I noticed that you hum when you think like me
“Don’t look in front of you at the insurmountable mountains, look behind you at the ones you have already conquered. ”