Do we need lessons in small talk? A business school in Michigan has introduced compulsory classes on interpersonal communication as some worry that the pandemic has created a generation of antisocial teens.
Business school adds chitchat to curriculum
Talk the talk: Universities are introducing activities to teach young adults how to communicate. Glossary
Interrogate - Question intensely.
Hostility - Unfriendly behaviour, or opposition.
Interpersonal - Between people.
Mandatory - Compulsory.
Championing - Leading the call for something to change.
Haste - Quickly.
Quintessential - A typical example.
Reverent - Full of awe and admiration.
Doyenne - A woman who is the most senior and experienced member of a group.
Idle - Lazy.
Intricate - Detailed and complicated.
Outdated - Old-fashioned. Not in keeping with the modern world.
Companionable - Friendly.