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Originally Posted by Mikey
Hello Stephen. Thank you for responding.
I'm talking about when you first meet with someone face to face. I was thinking that if I had a few ways of starting a conversation that I would be more willing to introduce myself to someone say for instance at a networking or social function.
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As someone who is "terminally" shy in those moments, I'd be eager to hear what everyone else out there does, as well. I heard in Brian Buffini's CD's an interview he had with Joe Niego of the Houston Rockets called the Mayor Campaign. He discusses how he has casual conversations with people and after a brief period of back and forth (the icebreaker period), he immediately asks the person with whom he is speaking, "What do you do for a living?" His intention, of course, is to have the natural progression come back to, "Well, what do you do?" Giving you license to engage in a more significant conversation about what services you provide that can be beneficial to the listener. That part seems natural but the "icebreaker" part is what has me stumped. I'm just not good at it and I welcome anyone's input. As a referral agent, I don't want to get complacent about my skills communicating with people and I'm always looking for techniques that will help me be more at ease in these situations.
