6 Conversation Starters

INTERMEDIATECOMMUNICATION QUESTIONSSPEAKING

12/9/20223 min read

Do your conversations ever sound like this?

Jenny:    Hi! Are you from America?

Sarah:     Yes! Where are you from?

Jenny: I'm from Korea. — Uh, uh, hmm.

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Jenny's question is a decent start, but it may be challenging to keep the conversation going without proper training. Would you agree?

  • If you think you sound like Jenny, have no fear!

  • I can help you open up your conversation using these six (6) conversation starter questions!

Many of my students also had difficulty speaking English when I first met them.

  • Why?

    • Because they do not get enough practice speaking English.

    • Therefore, they feel uncomfortable talking with foreigners.

    • Ultimately, many students DO NOT know how to ask and answer questions confidently.

Are you curious why some people communicate better in English than others?

Six Conversation Starters!

Names Are Important!

  1. Ask it. – Ask for a person's name ASAP when you are at a networking event.

  2. Remember it. – Remember the person's name and how to pronounce it correctly.

  3. Use it. – Use their name often and say it correctly.

Connect Via Curiosity

  1. Ask it. – Ask for a person's name ASAP when you are at a networking event.

  2. Remember it. – Remember the person's name and how to pronounce it correctly.

  3. Use it. – Use their name often and pronounce it correctly.

Connect Via Work

  1. Ask it. – Ask for a person's name ASAP when you are at a networking event.

  2. Remember it. – Remember the person's name and how to pronounce it correctly.

  3. Use it. – Use their name often and pronounce it correctly.

Connect Via Activities

  1. Ask it. – Ask for a person's name ASAP when you are at a networking event.

  2. Remember it. – Remember the person's name and how to pronounce it correctly.

  3. Use it. – Use their name often and pronounce it correctly.

Connect Via Events

  1. Ask it. – Ask for a person's name ASAP when you are at a networking event.

  2. Remember it. – Remember the person's name and how to pronounce it correctly.

  3. Use it. – Use their name often and pronounce it correctly.

Connect By Giving

  1. Ask it. – Ask for a person's name ASAP when you are at a networking event.

  2. Remember it. – Remember the person's name and how to pronounce it correctly.

  3. Use it. – Use their name often and pronounce it correctly.

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