There’s a perception among some highly motivated, ultra successful and overly competitive professionals that small talk is a waste of time and leads to a competitive disadvantage. The though being that if you let your competition know too much about you, they could take advantage of that. I can see where some of those professionals…
Tag Archive: NBA Playoffs
Conversation Starters: Playoffs, Interleague Play, Indy 500, Lance Armstrong
With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, this week marks the unofficial end of spring. It also brings us closer to end of the NBA and NHL seasons. Those playoff series start this week’s batch of conversation starters. Remember these are great ways to spark conversation at the office, with clients or with absolute strangers. Conversations lead to opportunities, so let’s start talking.
Follow the Drama: Conversation Starters for the Playoffs, NFL Lockout and Jorge Posada
Women sometimes wonder why men pay such close attention to sports stories. They don’t see the value in talking about people they don’t actually know and getting wrapped up in the lives of people they’ll never meet. But if you followed that line of thinking, no one would watch soap operas, Real Housewives, or any…
Conversation Starters 4/25: Playoffs, Draft Weekend and Baseball
Welcome to another week and another edition of conversation starters! The goal here is to provide you with ‘safe’ conversation topics and interesting sports talking points that can be used to break the ice. It’s the first step in building stronger relationships and improving workplace communication. Storylines in the sports world change daily, but these topics are broad enough to span the course of the week.
Conversation Starters: Clay Bennett, Octopi Crackdown, Sox Streak
It’s a quick version of Conversation Starters this morning, but the topics are interesting enough to keep you going all week. With the NBA (basketball) and NHL (hockey) playoffs underway, I’m not going to focus on a specific matchup. Just know that teams could start getting knocked out this week as the first round finishes up. If you’re talking to a co-worker or friend with a specific rooting interest, try to do a quick check to make sure his/her team is still playing or keep it specific like “What do you think of the first round games?” … or you could try one of these topics.