見到人的第一句往往是How are you? 但這個問題呢，問的人並不是很在乎對方的答案，回應的人也不會說實話，所以這一句有很多人都覺得是浪費時間的問題。如果是這樣的話，那該說什麼呢?

Small talk 的問題可以參考以下原則

1. 問題應該要具備:

• A - Authenticity
• C - Connection
• T - Taste of who you are

例如:

• “What’s your current state of mind?”
• “What are you looking forward to this week?”
• “You remind me of a celebrity, but I can’t remember which one — who’s someone you relate to?”

1. 分享已發生過的事情
2. 早一點開口說話
3. 開會時, 轉換small talk 到business talk

Resource:

Stop asking 'how are you?' Harvard researchers say this is what successful people do when making small talk