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malcolmk14 · 03-25-2011, 01:12 AM

I'm attending an energy conference as a guest of one of the organizers tomorrow, and will be sitting at a table for dinner with a bunch of people I've never met. I'm not particularly knowledgeable about the oil & gas industry, and I'm not really one for small talk. Any tips for handling situations like this, I don't really want to be that boring guy once everyone inevitably starts talking about work. Not really a fan of talking about myself either, as I don't find myself all that interesting.

The advice could apply to any situation in which you're expected to make small talk with strangers (weddings, etc.,), doesn't have to be specific to my situation.

03-25-2011, 01:12 AM	#1
malcolmk14 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Exp:	Small talk/"Networking" tips? I'm attending an energy conference as a guest of one of the organizers tomorrow, and will be sitting at a table for dinner with a bunch of people I've never met. I'm not particularly knowledgeable about the oil & gas industry, and I'm not really one for small talk. Any tips for handling situations like this, I don't really want to be that boring guy once everyone inevitably starts talking about work. Not really a fan of talking about myself either, as I don't find myself all that interesting. The advice could apply to any situation in which you're expected to make small talk with strangers (weddings, etc.,), doesn't have to be specific to my situation. Last edited by malcolmk14; 03-25-2011 at 01:19 AM.