Communicating nicely both in online and face-to-face settings is increasingly important. Starting off a conversation with a new person can be one of the most difficult and challenging things to do in another language.This course will guide you through the key strategies and useful languagethat you need to know tomakesmall talkin English.

Improvingyour communication skills through small talk will enable you to betterconnect and be liked by others.

• Learn how to make a good first impression and hearwhat kinds of topics are good to start off yoursmall talk

• Listen to easy-to-follow videos with animations and short sketches which provide examples of small talk strategies and useful language

• Practice telling good stories and adding spice to your conversation with metaphors, adjectives and adverbs

• Become a better listener and smoothlymove your small talk to big talk

Master the strategies ofsmall talk to communicatebetterin English

Small talk, or the art oftalking about very little, is a key way to connect with others and to get them to like you. This is important in your relationships with friends and family, at school, in business, oreven when seeking a life partner. In other words it isimportant when talking to everybody!

Small talk sounds easy but around 70% of people say that they are not good at it and need some support and advice. In this course we will show you key strategies and teach youuseful language that will help youstart, continue and end your small talk successfully. Through explanations, examples and quizzes we’ll help you to improveyour knowledge ofand masteryof small talk techniques.

Contents and Overview

The course consists of 14lecturesthat guide you through the key strategies and useful languageto improve your small talk in English.

These are:

• Explaining what small talk is

• Showing how to givea good first impression and beginning your small talk successfully

• Teaching you how to tella good story and expanding your topics for small talk conversations

• Showing how you can be a better listener and how to deal with conversations that don't always go well

• Showing how to move smoothly between small talk and more serious topics

In a bonus lecture we alsointroduce three examples of real small talk with scripts and commentary.

Once you have watched the videos, listened to the mini-lectures andanimations and tried out the quizzes we are sure you will be better able to make small talk and feel more confident and capable about your English speaking. And others will connect with you and like you more!

So, we wish youhappy English learning!