The Steady Development of Rapport: Communication Skills Tip

When I was preparing to be an actor throughout high school and college years, I was drawn to very serious roles: Anton Chekov, Eugene O'Neill and Shakespeare's tragedies to name a few. For me, it was all about the drama. Somehow I believed that real expression had to be serious. And with that, it meant that comedies and light theatre had no place on my resume. Naturally, it would follow that in life I had little tolerance for small talk and everything trite. One thing I've learned from being an entrepreneur for nearly 14 years is that we have to build rapport with those we work with, present to, and interact with daily. And we can't very well do that by diving deep into dialogue from the get-go. We have to begin with small talk and include some light personal dialogue to jump start our rapport with others. To be added to Lanartco's Communication Performance Tip of the Week, please connect to this link or send your email address to info@lanartco.com.