Module1SmallTalk单元小结Smalltalkseems“small”,becauseitisgenerallythoughttobeinformalandnotserious
However,ifyousaythewrongthingonacertainoccasion,you'llmakebothsidesawkward,forwhichyou'llhavetomakeanapology
Asaconsequence,itisnecessarytobeawareofsomebasicsocialrulesanddoalittleadvanceplanning
Forexample,ifafriendwhoisnotwelloffpaysavisittoyou,youcanbehospitabletohim,butnevershowoffyourrichesduringtheconversation
Anyhow,youshouldbecautiousaboutotherpeople'sfeelings,evenifheisanacquaintance
Inaddition,youshouldlearntobeagoodlistener
Whiledoingsmalltalk,youshouldn'tyawn,sigh,orlookawayfromthepersonwhoistalkingtoyou,tryingtousepositivebodylanguage
闲谈似乎是小事,因为人们一般认为闲谈不正式、不严肃
但是,如果在某个场合你说了错话,你会使双方很尴尬,你将不得不为此道歉
因此,有必要知道一些基本的社交规则,提前做点计划
例如,如果一个不是很富有的朋友拜访你,你可以对他很热情,但在对话中千万不要炫耀你的财富