Making Small Talk with US Americans

Posted On: September 24, 2020

Learn the dos and don’ts of making small talk with US Americans.

While making small talk and getting to know your colleagues in India on a personal level before getting down to business is important, Americans may often be more transactional.

Learn the dos and don’ts of small talk to build trusting and warm relations with your US counterparts!

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Learn easy strategies for making small talk with US Americans

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Let’s learn simple tips you can apply in your daily interactions that will dramatically improve your comfort level in interacting with US clients in a wide variety of situations from small talk to more difficult interactions such as talking about timelines, deadlines, feature changes, and so on.

We will talk about making small talk with US Americans:

the three types of small talk
where and how to use these different types of small talk
the dos and don’ts of small talk
how to push back or say no, not only in a face-saving way (to both sides), but in a way that improves your technical know-how and consulting expertise

Strategies we share will help you to build your visibility and profile with your US clients. Actually, these tips will not only help you build good working relationships with your US colleagues, as these tips also work with your local colleages as we are all now working on virtual, distributed teams.

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Reveal Your Small Talk Superpower

In this program you will learn the three kinds of small talk, where and how to apply it for maximum effectiveness. This program can be delivered 1:1, small team, or to an unlimited amount of team members. The smaller the group, and the more time we have, the more time we have for practice. For large teams, we can cover all material as a seminar within 1 (2 hour) session. Sessions for teams or individuals can extend up to 4-5 hours depending on the requirement.

Check out the syllabus:

Module 1: Importance of Small Talk in US Business
1 Lesson

Places to Use Small Talk & How to Use Small Talk

Module 2: Personal Small Talk
4 Lessons

Use in meetings and emails
Acceptable topics
Avoidable Topics
Cautionary Topics

Module 3: Work-Related Small Talk
4 Lessons

Use in meetings and emails
Questions about Process
Planning or Scheduling
Time Management

Module 4: Pleasantries
4 Lessons

Use in meetings and emails
Polite Phrases
Conversational Transitions
Questions to show politeness

Module 5: Putting it all together
1 Lesson

Learn how to infuse your meetings, conversations and emails with small talk

Original post date, 2020, Updated, 2024, 2025

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