Join the conversation ready to play the conversation game. When someone asks How’s business? or What’s going on? answer with more than Not much. Tell more about yourself so that others can learn more about you. When waiting for a meeting to begin, your client asks how your summer is going. The lazy response is “Pretty good.” Give a one sentence answer of substance instead: “Looking forward to some Nebraska walleye fishing.” When asked how your day is going upon arrival for the Zoom meeting: “My day got off to a good start thanks to quick walk with my dog” or “Busier than usual because we have
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