eSeminar: Small Talk
23/02/2022 09:00 to 23/02/2022 12:00 (CET)
Seminar Duration: 3 Hours
Level: Pre-Intermediate
Trainer: Sonja Clarke
Smalltalk is an essential skill for "Business in English". We often find ourselves in situations where we have to meet and socialise with colleagues we have just met. With this intense session we increase your levels of confidence to network and engage in social situations. This isn't just about phrases this is about lots of fun practicing as well as tips and topics and ways to get your communication partner talking.
Agenda:
| 09:00 | Welcome and introduction to e/Seminar tools / technology / e-handouts |
| 09:10 | Experiences of making small talk. Problem areas. Goals. |
| 09:25 | Safe small talk topics and useful phrases. |
| 09:45 | Practice in break outs |
| 10:00 | Introducing yourself, your superior, and your company (elevator pitch) |
| 10:15 | Practice in break outs |
| 10:30 | Questions and tag questions |
| 10:45 | Diplomacy and the 'no-no' game |
| 11:00 | Practice in break outs |
| 11:15 | Ending a conversation and taking contact details |
| 11:25 | Allocation of the role play "personas" and breakout hopping |
| 11:45 | Feedback (gramma and vocabulary) |