{"id":51442,"date":"2018-04-17T01:05:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T01:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/english-networking-event\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:48:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:48:42","slug":"english-networking-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/english-networking-event\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 931: What NOT to Do in an English Networking Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you feel comfortable when you go to networking events<\/a> and have to speak English?<\/p>\n

Do you run out of ways to start the conversation?<\/p>\n

Do you wonder what phrases are a good way to kick off a conversation and what phrases you should avoid?<\/p>\n

Today we’ll tell you what to do and what NOT to do when you go to a networking event in English.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to know what to talk about at a professional networking event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In today’s episode we’ll review an article <\/a>about what to say to start a conversation at an event and we’ll give our own opinions on the article’s suggestions.<\/p>\n

What does the article say?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article mentions how it is not a good idea to ask \u201cwhat do you do\u201d at work events.<\/p>\n

Here is a quote from the article: \u201cAssuming you\u2019re already at a work-related networking event or meeting another person in a work context, the question quickly sets a boundary around the conversation that the other person is now a \u201cwork\u201d contact. It\u2019s possible you might discover another commonality and build a multiplex tie, but it\u2019s far less likely to happen in that conversation.<\/p>\n

What to say instead of “what do you do?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article suggests starting the conversation with a question that is not work related and then bring the conversation back to work.<\/p>\n

A good one to try: \u201cWhere did you grow up?\u201d<\/p>\n

Avoid their suggestion to use, \u201cWhat excites you right now?\u201d<\/p>\n

Some alternatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n