I Used to Hate Small Talk Until I Read This Book.

The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine rocked my conversational world. Clearly showing me the power of small talk and gave me the tools necessary to start fixing my approach anxiety. I never knew what to say to someone to open a conversation.
I used to have the conversational skills of a block of cheese. Parmesan. Small talk was my worst nemesis. I would avoid it like the plague. If someone didnt open the conversation I would rather stand in silence. I don't care about the weather and I don't want to see pictures of your son playing the recorder.
Unsurprisingly this meant that for a LONG period of time I made no new friends. Whattttt!? Scrooge incarnate didn't make any friends.
Debra Fine does a fantastic job contextualizing why small talk is important and shared valuable small talk tips and techniques. While I wouldn't say small talk is easy now. It is possible. And more importantly I see the benefits of it.
Whether you want to get better at networking, find effective conversation starters, or overcome social anxiety, this book offers practical advice that can make a real difference.
Contents of Video:
00:00 Intro
00:53 A deep hatred
02:15 It works!?
04:16 Preconeived answers
06:08 Rapid Fire Tips
07:26 Superpowered Questions

[@PleepusPlopus]

Finally, the algorithm blesses me with good content!

[@Willysan]

helllllll yeah. This made me laugh, reminds me of Gordan Ramsey line "Finally some good F***ing food"

[@ChatsWithKat]

This is so true and highly relatable as a fellow introvert! "How to Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie is also a classic on this topic. It's all about asking questions, listening, and making the other person feel seen. =)

[@opase]

Underrated... you give incredible advice✨✨hope your channel blows up in the future!

[@Willysan]

I hope so too. Appreciate you

[@JohannesLee]

this is great Wilson! I do a lot of netowrking for my profession and it can be daunting, these are great tips! yes the best way is to ask questions AND follow up questions, people like to talk about themselves and funny thing they actually like you more because you let them talk!

[@Willysan]

Thankkkk you. An undervalued skill that has insane leverage if you are good at it. You are so close to 1,000 subs. We've got to celebrate that in some way

[@mythical1869]

underrated! you could really go somewhere on yt soon

[@natto84]

You make such good videos!

[@Willysan]

Thank you :D. Appreciate these kind words

[@Lecato.]

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[@Willysan]

My pleasure TnT cat

[@Mullkaw]

what's on top? i thought what's on second...

[@Willysan]

Hahaha or rather "Who's on second?" Im Imagining you were commenting this while playing baseball

[@agaba5500]

they are both towels, bro. neither one is going to fix your receding hairline.

[@Willysan]

Hahahah. You're not wrong. A kid dream though.