SOCIALIZING (Making small talk and developing a conversation)

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Hello guys dikesempatan kali ini saya akan membahas materi-materi dasar untuk bussines english kembali setelah sebelumnya kita telah membahas tentang socializing yang berfokus pada introducing yourself. Dalam pembahasan kali ini, saya akan membahas socializing yang berfokus pada making small talk and developing a conversation. Berikut pembahasannya...

SOCIALIZING
(Making small talk and developing a conversation)

Dalam membuat suatu percakapan, terlebih dahulu kita harus memulai percakapan tersebut sehingga kita dapat mengembangkan percakapan yang telah kita mulai sebelumnya. Untuk memulainya kita dapat melakukannya dengan berbagai cara yang dapat kita pahami dalam pembahasan dibawah ini.   

Starting Conversation

Exercise 1

Useful Expressions, ungkapan yang sering digunakan

• Do you mind if I sit here? 
• Is anyone sitting here?
• What do you think of the conference?
• How did you like the presentation?
• Great conference, isn't it?
• So, what brought you here today?
• How did you hear about this event?
• I really must be going
• It was great talking to you
• It was nice meeting you
• Enjoy the rest of the day

Dari ungkapan permulaian percakapan diatas, selanjutnya kita dapat melanjutkan atau mengembangkan percakapan yang telah kita mulai sebelumnya. Contohnya dapat kita lihat dibawah ini.

Alicia is sitting on a bench in front of the convention center where a conference has been held. Alex approaches her and asks if he could take a seat.

Alex           : Hi! Do you mind if I sit here?

Alicia          : No, not at all. Go ahead

Alex            : Ah, you are also attending the conference, am I right? I think I saw you there.

Alicia          : Yes, that’s right.

Alex            : I’m Alex. It’s nice to meet you.

Alicia          : Nice to meet you, too, Alex. I'm Alicia.

Alex          : So, what do you think of the conference? How did you like the keynote speaker?

Alicia          : Well... His presentation was quite interesting, but I think it was a bit long.

Alex         :  I agree. You can tell that he is really knowledgeable about the topic, but he talked too much.

Alicia          : Absolutely. It's impossible to stay focused for that long.

Alex            : That's true.

Alicia        : But overall, I really like the conference, so far. There were a lot of innovative ideas presented today. And I think tomorrow will be even better.

Alex        : Yes, from what I've seen in the conference program, there should be some interesting discussions tomorrow. Let's just hope they will not last as long as today.

Alicia           : I sure hope so! Oh, I really must be going. It's already 6 pm!

Alex             : Yes, I guess I should be going as well. Anyway, it was nice meeting you.

Alicia            : Yeah, it was good talking to you! And see you tomorrow, then!

Dari percakapan diatas kita dapat mengetahui bagaimana cara kita untuk dapat memulai percakapan dan mengembangkan percakapan tersebut. Dimana hal itu dapat kita lakukan dengan mengenalkan diri kita kepada seseorang lalu melanjutkan perbincangan dengan membahas lebih dalam topik pembicaraan atau percakapan yang kita lakukan.

Referensi : [Online]. http://engoo.id/ [Diakses pada 11 November 2018]