Do we need lessons in small talk? A business school in the USA is making its students take lessons in how to talk to others. Some worry it is an art we are quickly forgetting.
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Business school adds chitchat to the curriculum
Do we need lessons in small talk? A business school in the USA is making its students take lessons in how to talk to others. Some worry it is an art we are quickly forgetting.
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At MichiganA state in the northern USA. State University in the USA, business students now have to take lessons in how to speak to other people.
Teachers there say they are worried that time spent indoors and online during the pandemicAn outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region. means today's teenagers are not very good at talking to each other.
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Being able to talk and listen to others is a very important skill. When people talk and work out problems together, they become better at working things out on their own too.
And building relationshipsThe state of being connected to another person. There are lots of forms of relationships, from relationships with family, to relationships with friends or relationships with people you work with. with people is still a key part of being successful in any job.
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Yes! We are losing the skills we need to speak to each other. And no matter what you want to do in your adult life, speaking to other people will always be important.
No! Small talk is useless and boring. It takes up too much time and does not really help you get to know anyone.
Michigan - A state in the northern USA.
Pandemic - An outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region.
Relationships - The state of being connected to another person. There are lots of forms of relationships, from relationships with family, to relationships with friends or relationships with people you work with.
Business school adds chitchat to the curriculum
Talk the talk: Universities are introducing activities to teach young adults how to communicate. Glossary
Michigan - A state in the northern USA.
Pandemic - An outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region.
Relationships - The state of being connected to another person. There are lots of forms of relationships, from relationships with family, to relationships with friends or relationships with people you work with.