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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Aug 28, 2022

Are you bored by your colleagues’ small talk every Monday?

Tired of hearing what they did over the weekend?

Not interested in seeing another video o...

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Sports Conversation Starters For Your Workweek Aug 21, 2022

College football starts this week, but what I hope you're starting this week is a new relationship as a result of small talk. 

Purposeful small talk ...

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Small Talk Checklist Aug 20, 2022

A quick search about small talk and effective small talk reveals lists of questions, articles on the “necessary evil” of it and hacks to make it easie...

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Sports Conversation Starters For Your Workweek Aug 14, 2022

Last week I told you about my goal to not respond with “Busy” when someone asked, “How are you?” Update: I mostly succeeded. But I also caught myself ...

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Sports Conversation Starters For Your Workweek Aug 07, 2022

This week I’m making it my goal to not say “Busy” in response to a question like “How are you?” or “How are things?”

It’s accurate to say that I’m bu...

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Sports Conversation Starters For Your Workweek Aug 01, 2022

Saying hi is easy.

The sentence that comes next is the one that can trip you up. If it’s always “How are you?” you’ll probably find yourself followin...

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Sports Conversation Starters For Your Workweek Jul 24, 2022

NFL Training Camps get underway this week. It’s one of my favorite times of the year, not just because I love football, but because of the networking ...

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Sports Conversation Starters For Your Workweek Jul 17, 2022

“What’s your favorite season?”

Today I’m borrowing a little inspiration from a scene in Schitt’s Creek.

Of course, Moira Rose answered the question ...

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Sports Conversation Starters For Your Workweek Jul 10, 2022

Lazy summer days are for lounging and breaking out of your normal routine. Don’t stray so far from your conversations that you forget how to talk to p...

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Sports Conversation Starters For Your Workweek Jul 03, 2022

It’s the easiest sports(ish) conversation starter of the year: How many hot dogs could you eat?

In case you’ve forgotten (and how could you?) July 4t...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Jun 26, 2022

Welcome to sports conversation starters designed to meet you where you’re at with your schedule, knowledge base, comfort level and interest level this...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Jun 12, 2022

Summer is here (although it doesn't feel like it in the Pacific Northwest!) and you're probably busy relaxing.

It's unlikely you're wasting gorgeous ...

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