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Old 12-07-2010, 05:46 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by soma View Post
@ bagatelle, I know that gossip is a great way to build rapport with people. When I was in my teens, I was a gossip queen, but it eventually bit me in the ass, and I just dead stopped using gossip as a rapport tool. Looking back, it seems like all of my conversations were about other people, I guess I never really developed "real" conversation skills when I was growing up. Maybe this is something I can bring back? ...
I'd be careful with gossip. That could get you a bad reputation. I'm kind of a quiet guy myself in a group, but get along fine with co-workers one on one. I'd start with saying hello to people as they come into the office. I find that most people will respond. For those that don't respond, just ignore it and move on. They may be deep in thought, etc and not hear you.
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