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Is Small Talk Okay?
April 21, 2010
Finally I was able to see that if I had a contribution I wanted to make, I must do it, despite what others said. That I was OK the way I was. That it was all right to be strong.
-Wangari Maathai, 1940-2011, first African woman to receive the Nobel Prize, for her activism
To many of us, small talk has a negative connotation — something meaningless to fill empty space in social occasions.  However, in a book with the world's longest title, How to Create Your Own Luck: The "You Never Know" Approach to Networking, Taking Chances, and Opening Yourself to Opportunity, Susan RoAne argues that small talk has its value...

"Make small talk.  People who create their own luck don't wait for a great opening line, nor do they initiate conversation with big talk....  They tend to talk about little things:  weather, traffic, movies, and the like.  They might start by saying, 'Hello, how are you?'  Then they listen to the response, build on it, and create a connection.  By seeking out serendipity, they make things happen in their lives."


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Nirmal Kumar Ghosh · April 21, 2010
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India


Yes Small talk is okay . It is best '' Talk small , Read more , What you read
think again and again .

Rod · April 21, 2010
United States


To quote a classic, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Relationships are forged on small talk, and we are all about people and relationships.



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