ReferenceKeyforSimulatedTestofChapter1SectionASampleTalkWhenmeetingoldornewcustomersorbusinesspartners,peopleseldomgetdirectlydowntobusinessafterexchanginggreetingsbecausethatmightbethoughttoobusinesslike,coldandabrupt
Bothpartiesneedabitwarming-up
Sotheyresorttosmalltalk,talkingaboutimpersonaltopicssuchasweather,food,localimpression,etc
,amongwhich,thesafestandmostpopulartopicisweather
Peopleliketalkingaboutweatherforitoffendsnobody,yetitaffectseverybody’slife
Itisofgreatconcerntobusinesspeoplewhotravelalot
Whenevertheycometoanewplace,thefirstthingtheynoticeistheweatherdifference
Besidesweather,youcantalkaboutlocalfood,peopleorplacesofinterest
Butbesurenottotouchuponsensitivepoliticalorreligiousissuesespeciallywhenyourstandisatoddswithyourpartner
Ifyoudo,amidheateddiscussion,youmight