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Summary: To make polite conversation at a cocktail party, put people at ease by shaking hands, avoiding controversial topics and limiting snacking. Learn the safe topics to talk about at a cocktail party, such as music or the weather, in this free video from an image and etiquette consultant.
Gabriela Garzon is the principal owner of G.G. Image & Etiquette Consulting in Miami, Fla., which is a full-service provider of image consulting, professional and personal etiquette,...read more
"My name is Gabriela Garzon and I work with G.G. Image and Etiquette Consulting in Miami, Florida. In this clip we are going to talk about how to make polite conversation at a cocktail party. Small talk at a cocktail party is polite conversation. Basically the idea is to put other people at ease and just break the ice. And of course we need to network, especially if it's a business cocktail party. Preferably what we have to do is as soon as we go in we have to either introduce yourself and shake hands with everybody that we see in front of us. We should leave the drinks and the food for later, so that way we can talk with good manners not with our mouths full, and we can have our hand clear so that way we can introduce ourselves. We need to also think about small topics to talk about such as the news or music or just social events and of course avoid controversial issues. Such as not asking personal questions, or money or politics and basically every time you've finished with a conversation you just go ahead and say it was nice meeting you, I will see you around, around the party. Once again, this is Gabriela Garzon at G.G. Image and Etiquette Consulting."
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