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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek

business communication conversation starters sports talk workplace communication Dec 29, 2019

Get a jump start on those New Year’s resolutions by committing to at least one productive small talk conversation a day this week.

What makes small talk productive?

It should allow you to learn something about the person you’re talking to that could be used in a follow up conversation. 

Here’s my general rule of thumb: sports works, weather does not. I mean, how many times can you ask about rainy weather, cloudy weather, winter weather… you get my drift.

Here are a few sports topics you can use this week.

 

Jen Mueller

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Jen Mueller knows what it takes to show up, speak up, and lead with confidence After 25 years in locker rooms, Jen Mueller knows what it takes to show up, speak up, and lead with confidence. As an Emmy Award–winning producer and veteran sports broadcaster, Jen brings a front-row perspective on effective communication—having spent nearly two decades on the Seattle Mariners broadcast team and entering her 17th season as the Seahawks sideline reporter.

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