Hi. I'm Laura Katen from Katen Consulting. And today we'll be sharing techniques with you for how to transition from small talk to business talk. Regardless of the environment, but specifically at a networking function, it's important to make people feel comfortable around you. It's a great way to build rapport. And one of the most effective ways to make someone feel comfortable is to make small talk.
嗨。我是 Katen 顧問公司的 Laura Katen。今天我們要分享一些技巧,教大家如何將閒聊轉變成生意洽談。不管處於哪種環境(但特別在要建立社交網絡的場合中),讓你周圍的人感到自在是非常重要的。這是建立起融洽關係的好方式。要讓別人感到自在,其中一個最有效的方式就是閒聊。
We had such a great vacation. We went down to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico.
我們的假期真的很棒。我們南下到墨西哥的卡波聖盧卡斯。
I've been there before; it's beautiful!
我也有去過那裡;那裡超美的!
It is.
真的很美。
I'd like to go...
我下次也想去...
I was there last week.
我上禮拜才去那裡耶。
Oh, really?
噢,真的嗎?
Yeah!
對啊!
A small world.
世界真小。
It's beautiful down there.
那邊真的很漂亮。
It was very hot, but it was a very relaxing...
天氣很熱,但我覺得很放鬆...
A great way to start the conversation is small talk. Talk about your recent vacation, the weather, or something fun that happened. Once you've had a few sentences to warm up the group, try to transition seamlessly into business talk. But remember, you don't wanna get too heavy into actual business conversation.
閒聊是開啟話題的好方式。聊聊你最近去哪裡玩、聊聊天氣或趣事。只要你講了一些話讓氣氛熱絡起來,就可以試著不著痕跡地將閒聊轉變成生意洽談。但要記住,別讓對話變成嚴肅的商業對談。
Well, the vacation was just spectacular. And I'll tell you, it was so refreshing to be away, but I'm happy to be back at work now. And this is such a great event to come back to. What brings you guys here?
我的假期真的很棒。我覺得放個假會讓人神清氣爽,但我也很開心能回到工作崗位上。很開心一回來就能參加這麼棒的活動。大家為什麼會來參加呢?
So, how can you transition successfully from small talk to business talk? Ask the people who you're speaking with why they're attending the event, what they're looking to gain from the event, or how they heard about the event.
那要怎麼成功地將閒聊轉變成生意洽談呢?問問對方為什麼會參加活動、他們想要從活動中獲得什麼、或他們怎麼知道這個活動的。
Points to remember: How do you transition seamlessly from small talk to business talk? Well, first, you wanna ask the people you're speaking with why they attend the event, who told them about the event, or what do they hope to gain from the event. That's a very easy way to segue to more serious business conversation.
記得要點:如何不著痕跡地將閒聊轉變成生意洽談呢?首先,你可以問問大家為什麼要參加這個活動、誰告訴他們活動訊息、或他們希望從活動中獲得什麼。這是個很好的方式,讓你輕鬆、流暢地將對話轉移到嚴肅的商業對談上。
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