Comments on: The Truth About Small Talk. http://www.doingitforme.com/the-truth-about-small-talk/ Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:20:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ExtraordinaryGirl http://www.doingitforme.com/the-truth-about-small-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-352 ExtraordinaryGirl Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:06:10 +0000 http://www.doingitforme.com/the-truth-about-small-talk/#comment-352 Hey, Dee, I've tagged you over at mine: http://www.extraordinarygirl.blog-city.com/oh_no_a_meme.htm I'd love to see some random things about you that you wouldn't mind sharing. :) Hey, Dee, I’ve tagged you over at mine:

http://www.extraordinarygirl.blog-city.com/oh_no_a_meme.htm

I’d love to see some random things about you that you wouldn’t mind sharing. :)

]]> By: ExtraordinaryGirl http://www.doingitforme.com/the-truth-about-small-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-351 ExtraordinaryGirl Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:19:42 +0000 http://www.doingitforme.com/the-truth-about-small-talk/#comment-351 Wow, what a great post to come across as I was hopping over to see what you're up to! It's interesting, I happened to notice these sorts of things IN ACTION at a friend's daughter's 21st birthday party back during the holiday season. I was halfway uneasily sitting next to a couple I'd only met once before, while my husband was up getting our drinks, and the lady and I started with what I was dreading as general "chit chat" like the weather, my change in hair style since we'd met, was I getting settled in my new home, etc., until I realized that these questions and answers were only vehicles to more meaningful conversation. "The lady" became Julie, and I was sincerely enjoying myself speaking with her, and her husband, who'd I'd not gotten a very pleasant impression of at first meeting, became a completely different person when we started talking about music, and all the different kinds we had in common, as well as explaining to each other what hitherto unknown artists sounded like. It was an eye opening evening, and I felt much more confident being in a social situation around people I hardly know. I won't be apprehensive in a social situation again, because I've realized that you start out with basic topics, and really expand from there if there are at least two parties in the conversation willing to reach out, and know more. :) Keep rocking on with the good news, Dee! :) Wow, what a great post to come across as I was hopping over to see what you’re up to! It’s interesting, I happened to notice these sorts of things IN ACTION at a friend’s daughter’s 21st birthday party back during the holiday season. I was halfway uneasily sitting next to a couple I’d only met once before, while my husband was up getting our drinks, and the lady and I started with what I was dreading as general “chit chat” like the weather, my change in hair style since we’d met, was I getting settled in my new home, etc., until I realized that these questions and answers were only vehicles to more meaningful conversation. “The lady” became Julie, and I was sincerely enjoying myself speaking with her, and her husband, who’d I’d not gotten a very pleasant impression of at first meeting, became a completely different person when we started talking about music, and all the different kinds we had in common, as well as explaining to each other what hitherto unknown artists sounded like. It was an eye opening evening, and I felt much more confident being in a social situation around people I hardly know.

I won’t be apprehensive in a social situation again, because I’ve realized that you start out with basic topics, and really expand from there if there are at least two parties in the conversation willing to reach out, and know more. :)

Keep rocking on with the good news, Dee! :)

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