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noticed that person talking to anyone else) or any other generic

question. Then you follow up with what comes naturally in the

conversation, for example, “That’s cool, so what do you do?”

A good idea might be to also make a statement about who that

person is, if you have something positive to say. For example:

“I get the impression that you are a very easy-going and
relaxed, yet very professional person and you’re really serious

about what you do.” Of course, you shouldn’t use that if you

just started talking to someone and don’t know anything at all

about them, but if you’ve heard something about that person

before, been talking for a few minutes or that person was
giving a lecture, speech or presentation, that’s a great way to

lead the conversation. Always remember to ask just a couple

of questions and then make a statement with what they said, as

no one likes to be interrogated.

If you want or have to exit the conversation, just say, “It was

a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for chatting and see you

around!”

Don’t hold yourself back! People will be happy to talk to

you (even famous people and main event guests, if they have

enough time) and it may emerge into something precious and
important. Easy peasy.

5. Put relationship before profits. It is surprising how often

people focus solely on the possibility of achieving benefits

from relationships, both in casual relationships and
professional networking. When building a network of contacts,

the most important thing is the relationship with another

human being. People like doing business with people they

know and like. Therefore, the option of cooperating or