1: Grease the wheels early with a compliment.

Start with a compliment on the following:

1. Work
2. Energy
3. Platonic Physical Compliment

2: Transition between topics using “reminds me of” thinking.

3: Ping for topics of mutual interest.

4: Get other people excited about the conversation.

1. Ask more why
2. Ask questions that are fun to answer

5: Create a connection with people while listening.

1. Laugh more
2. Repeat the last few words to mirror the person and have them heard.

Source

• https://youtu.be/VTOO_9_ECA8

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