The Difficult Art of Office Chitchat
A Little Planning Goes a Long Way
If you’re generally anxious (тревожный, волнующийся) in social situations, which means human, come up with core (главный, взятый за основу) questions or stories from which you can pull. Whether or not you share personal information about yourself is up to you, but discussing things you truly care about is always the best strategy. Topics relating to your professional field, for example, an article you saw or book you read, is a great place to start.
Did something weird (странный, причудливый) or interesting happen to you recently? Workshop (in your mind, at least) that story ahead of time to unveil (раскрыть, предать огласке) at your next office outing. And definitely remember to ask questions. We’re all ultimately pretty narcissistic at heart.
