Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek

Each week I encourage you to utilize opportunities in small talk. This week I’m encouraged by a conversation that took place 10 years ago…

Friday I spoke a conference and the name of one our afternoon speakers looked very familiar. I couldn’t place it until she gave me a hug and said thank you for taking the time to talk to her several years earlier at the same conference. That interaction and the couple follow up emails and conversations led to finding her perfect job in sports. 

Talking to aspiring broadcasters is something I do frequently, but I don’t always hear the follow up success stories and get the reminder that conversations matter – even the ones you might have forgotten about or are no longer top of mind. I don’t remember the specifics of that conversation 10 years ago but I am positive it started with small talk at the conference. Small talk set the tone for our interactions and laid the foundation for bigger conversations that created career opportunities.

 Conversations matter and small talk counts in reaching big goals.

With that in mind I’ve partnered with WGU to collaborate on a series of videos called Spring Training for Your Career that help you make the most of opportunities you encounter every day.

In addition, here are a few sports conversation starters you can use this week.