Meeting people and making conversation

Meeting people and making conversation

A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal or business setting, but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments. Meetings can be used as form of group decision making.

A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal or business setting, but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments. Meetings can be used as form of group decision making.

Meeting new people can be fun, scary, exhilarating, and life-changing. It can open up new career opportunities, and sometimes even entirely new careers! To take advantage of the benefits of networking, it helps to make it a regular part of your week.

Meeting new people can be fun, scary, exhilarating, and life-changing. It can open up new career opportunities, and sometimes even entirely new careers! To take advantage of the benefits of networking, it helps to make it a regular part of your week.

5 elements of good meetings

• A clear agenda and objective. A message from. ...
• A pared-down list of participants. Often, meetings are derailed by too many cooks in the kitchen. ...
• A point person or moderator. ...
• A device policy. ...
• Actionable next steps.

Vanya: Hi.
Emir: Hello.
Vanya: Are you Paul?
Emir: No, I’m not. But he asked me to meet you. I’m Emir. You must be Vanya.
Vanya: Yes, I am. Nice to meet you.
Emir: You too. Can I show you the office?
Vanya: Perfect. Thanks.
Emir: So how was your journey? Vanya: It was fine and it’s great to be here!
Emir: Well, it’s great to have you here. Can I get you a coffee?
Vanya: Oh, yes, please.
Emir: Ah, Yuna, this is Vanya.
Yuna: Oh, hi, I’m Yuna. Nice to meet you. Welcome to the team!

Why is it Harder?

• You have a conversation in real time. There is the other person right there in front of you waiting for you to say the correct thing back to them. You do not have time to go and look the word up in a dictionary as you would do when writing. You have to say something now

A lot of problems ESL learners have with conversations are related to being able to respond fast enough. These problems can be overcome with practice and confidence in your own abilities.

However, it can be difficult to find someone to practice conversations with, so this section of the site has been written to give you examples of conversations. This will let you see the sorts of responses a native speaker would make in a certain situation.

However, it can be difficult to find someone to practice conversations with, so this section of the site has been written to give you examples of conversations. This will let you see the sorts of responses a native speaker would make in a certain situation.

Talking to new people is hard because there are so many unknowns

• Talking to someone you don’t know is uncharted territory. Compared with talking to your partner, your best friend, or your mom, the unknowns make it challenging and potentially intimidating, Sandstrom says. “We go into conversations thinking all these awful things can happen.”
• The other person might talk too much. We might talk too much. They might shut down. We might get bored. They might get bored. There might be an uncomfortable silence. They might be trying to hit on me. They might be trying to hurt me somehow (which could be the response that’s a relic of our evolutionary past, Sandstrom says).

General Conversation Starters

• What's the most interesting thing you've read lately?
• What's a fact about you that's not on the internet?
• Do you listen to any podcasts? ...
• If you were in charge of the playlist, which song would you play next?
• What's the best gift you've ever gotten?

Conversation Topics For Anyone

• “What is your favorite thing about your personality?”
• “What do you love most about your home?”
• “What's one habit you want to get rid of and one habit you want to keep?”
• “What was the first big purchase you made as an adult?”
• “What does a perfect day with the family look like?