"Small talk" nghĩa là gì?

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"Small talk" = cuộc nói chuyện nhỏ -> cụm từ này nghĩa là đoạn hội thoại ngắn, đôi khi là để khơi ra cho một cuộc đối thoại dài hơn, nhưng đôi khi chỉ là những mẩu chuyện tán gẫu ngắn nơi công sở hay mấy lời chào hỏi xã giao giữa những người ít quen biết.

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Making small talk with coworkers can be anxiety-inducing at times, but those who can do it effectively often are better positioned for success, Lindsay Mannering writes for the New York Times, offering five tips of how to do it right.

Whether you consider yourself good at small talk or not, it's an essential professional skill that can take you surprisingly far in the workplace. In a recent New York Times piece on mastering the art of small talk in the office, writer Lindsay Mannering outlines how to hone your skills.

Many people treat small talk quite instrumentally – as a way to “win friends and influence people.” And that can certainly be the case. But I find that it’s much more effective –and, frankly, easier – to think of small talk as a real, authentic way to construct the building blocks of an actual, meaningful future relationship.

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