Sentences with phrase «if small talk»

If small talk is the bane of the listserv, where there is a moderator or public pressure to «stay on topic,» small talk is the life blood of the social network.

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If you think your small business could be just as effective in Mumbai as it could be in Miami, then think about talking to some potential clients in that region before taking the plunge.

The summer started with a reasonable (if clumsy) attempt by the government to stop incorporated individuals from taking advantage of the lower small - business tax rate, and ended with people such as Arlene Dickinson, the investor and Dragon's Den star, talking about an assault on entrepreneurship.

If you find you have something in common, use it as a way to break the ice with a little small talk before you move on to business.

What if I were to tell you that you could increase the odds that your kids will achieve great success in life — maybe greater success than you've had — simply by making a small change in how you praise them and talk about achievement?

If you're standing in line with a stranger and that level of interaction is just going to be weird, then small talk beats no talk at all.

So it doesn't take a lot, even if you're a small company, to find some way to solicit feedback from either a large group of your customers through an email campaign with a SurveyMonkey link or even just kind of talking to customers on a regular basis over the fourth quarter to get some feedback.

Small talk is easier when you're with a friend, so if you're going by yourself, find someone who can become a friend quickly.

It's ideal if you're a mobile small - business owner on the go and prefer to see whom you're talking to.

And if you do wind up in a situation where small talk is unavoidable, the best thing you can do is stop worrying about yourself and focus on how the other person is feeling instead.

«If a job is much smaller or way bigger than you were told, or if you're waiting on someone else to move or a restructure to happen, talk to whoever hired you,» says LarteIf a job is much smaller or way bigger than you were told, or if you're waiting on someone else to move or a restructure to happen, talk to whoever hired you,» says Larteif you're waiting on someone else to move or a restructure to happen, talk to whoever hired you,» says Larter.

And even if you don't see a single tree on your jaunt out of the office, getting away from the need to think about work, keep up appearances, and make small talk with colleagues will make your break hugely more refreshing, Jarrett reports.

«Then, if you see that you have a shared hometown or alma mater or love of running, you'll know to steer the small talk in that direction,» Cialdini says.

You can't break out of small - talk prison if you're afraid of looking dumb.

It seems crazy to even talk about the idea of someone moving to a smaller house or trading in their car in order to bulk up their emergency fund or fund their 401 (k), even if doing so would probably make them happier in the long run.

If our device could be moved close to where it is needed, but still on the energy producer's side of that equation, yet just outside the meter, then the energy producers could have millions of these small devices that they own and operate, because grandma doesn't want to become her own utility company because she has a solar panel, but if the utility companies and energy providers could compete with each other to have small units that are so close to the loads, they still get the full advantage of being a supplier of energy, except with just millions of little plants, they can avoid needing transmission lines, distribution lines, substations, et cetera, that everybody is talking about being expensive, unreliable, and subject to issueIf our device could be moved close to where it is needed, but still on the energy producer's side of that equation, yet just outside the meter, then the energy producers could have millions of these small devices that they own and operate, because grandma doesn't want to become her own utility company because she has a solar panel, but if the utility companies and energy providers could compete with each other to have small units that are so close to the loads, they still get the full advantage of being a supplier of energy, except with just millions of little plants, they can avoid needing transmission lines, distribution lines, substations, et cetera, that everybody is talking about being expensive, unreliable, and subject to issueif the utility companies and energy providers could compete with each other to have small units that are so close to the loads, they still get the full advantage of being a supplier of energy, except with just millions of little plants, they can avoid needing transmission lines, distribution lines, substations, et cetera, that everybody is talking about being expensive, unreliable, and subject to issues.

The EU recently launched free - trade negotiations with the United States — talks that are unlikely to proceed far if the EU shows itself incapable of cementing a deal with a smaller economy such as Canada.

These days, if you're a business bigwig, you'd better be prepared with a considered view on bitcoin and the technical idea that animates it, the blockchain, before donning a wireless mic at TED or making small talk on the slopes at Davos.

However easy it is to demonize and to hate from a distance (I won't provide links, but, trust me, the demonization and the hate was quite evident online), it's a bit harder to do so in the context of a small college, where habits of conversation are encouraged, where people talk the talk (even if — sinners as we all are — we don't always walk the walk) of fairminded openness to the truth, and where Others (not «The Other,» which, as a colleague rightly suggested, is too abstract) are people we encounter day in and day out.

If I am in casual conversation with someone I hardly know, I might, in the course of making small talk, mention something about my wife.

If talk about God is to express more than intellectually satisfying constructions, abstract ideals, and hopes, theologians will have to show in fact that Hartshorne is wrong when he says that «our knowledge of the concrete divine reality is negligibly small» (NTT 77).

What does it matter when we die what is important is what we do with our life now.The struggles people find themselves is because of living a sinful lifestyle you cant play with fire and not get burnt there are consequences.Jesus wants to bring forgiveness and healing and remove the guilt and shame that you are feeling.Ive have been there i was just as guilty i do nt believe theres a big screen that replays our life if it is it, it will be about what we have done for God as our sins are covered under the blood of Jesus.The judgement for christians is that we must give an account of what we did for Jesus while we were here did we make the most of opportunities given to tell others to reach out others with his love.Mat 25:14 - 30 the Parable of the talents talks about judgement and for me it is all about what we do for Jesus the ones who are faithfull in the small things are set over much.The one who did nt use his talent that God gave him was punished for his lack of faith.So for those who are struggling with sin and life Jesus loves you and has a plan for your life just trust him to help you and he will.To be fair its wont be easy you will have to make some hard choices but he promises to help you through its all about choosing him over choosing what we think best because he knows whats best for us.Its important the choice you make as it will impact your life for eternity.brentnz

If there is one thing more than another which any one will admit who has the smallest knowledge of the world, it is that men are always speaking gravely and earnestly and with the utmost possible care about the things that are not important, but always talking frivolously about the things that are.

She talks to me at times as if, between the two of us, she is the one in charge of things and simply asks me for a small degree of logical cooperation.

The preacher is right everyone should be who they are... but then again the Bible does state that it is an abomination to God... But get this... before God can judge you Jesus has to judge you... the BIble says NO MAN COME TO THE FATHER BUT BY ME... we have no room to judge others or talk about them because no sin is big or small they are all the same... the only big sin is not being saved and believing in God... if we are saved and if we believe we have nothing to worry about... but again we have no room to say who is right and who is wrong because it's not our place all that we can do is pray and prayer can change things...

If you talk to people in the field most report they have more freedom to do quality work in smaller or less competetive markets.

Despite all the chores and awkward small talk, if I did own a B&B, I can safely say these Cheddar and Ham Quiche Cups would definitely be on the menu.

When I think about things like this, I tend to conveniently ignore the fact that a bed and breakfast would also come with a whole slew of chores (and probably a lot of problems), and there would also be the task of creating small talk with guests, and if there's one thing I'm not great at, it's definitely chit - chat.

Real Talk: If you REALLY don't want to bother with the layering, serve this in small bowls, cups, or clear jars as individual parfaits (a spoonful of pumpkin mixture, a spoonful of cream, with crumbled graham crackers and candy on top).

I mean look at carzola, he says outright without hiding that we need a striker... about finishing strongly, we did that last season and the season after and the other after after a first leg screw - up... maybe ramsey loves his friends in the dressing room but saying that we need a few quality wouldn't have hurt anyone... we weren't able to beat the chelsea that hez talking about at home even with a full squad so i don't get his reference plus other teams are strengthening strongly and will only get better... man utd with a mediocre team played us like we were some kids FH at OT and we had no injuries... IF WE DO NT SIGN STRIKER we are doomed cz it» l be harder to beat even the small teams

Every sport book today is computerized, Back in my day money always moved the line if a player was respected, and if the squares tossed enough money on a game most books would move the line a little, However the big books would just sit and even take layoffs from the small stores, They knew even if the squares got hot in the end the juice would eat em up.Gone are the days when Billy Walters and his crew would move the line 3 and 4 points, I'm talking sides not totals, Forget about what they did to the horseshoe with totals in the NBA, Back then you could catch small non computerized stores with bad lines to begin with, imagine a three point move and the small store or corner bookie is off on the line a few points to begin with, I could catch some game with 6 and seven point advantages, with computers today if you can catch a half or one point advantage your lucky.Even if you know the group moving the line most of these store move the lines on air, when I say air they just watch the screen from D.B. And move the line before they even get hit, Hell even the big stores have the sharps on small limits per call.

Asuka did as good as possible to make it look like she kicked Sasha in the air; if she had not done the «kick maneuver» Sasha would have actually landed on Asuka (but angle of camera was such, that we saw an «obviously missed kick» and we talking now about a «botch») plus Sasha right away put her arms out in a way to land safely than make it look like a «harsh hit on the floor» with the small roll BUT at same time she did hit the top rope with her feet so either it was a not intentional slow down (most likely) or she was so good that she intentionally used top rope to slow herself down (unlikely but still possible)

If I had to predict now, I think the Niners talk up BPA but they'll take need and Landry is their pick at 9 or after a small trade down to 11 -13.

Should this even be a topic?Giroud is a player of average quality always surrounded by good players.I just don't get.It's as if only Arsenal fans rate him.This was a player who was bought to be the leading striker at Arsenal and after his years of failure which many deny he's now become a super sub?How laughable is that.From failure to super sub.If the so called world class striker we're signing goes out with an injury for about five months who comes in then.It seems to me people lack vision.Why is it always Giroud Giroud Giroud?After so many seasons people are still debating what souldn't even be debatable.I've lost count of the number of times he's been talked about here.This is the problem with our club.It's just not ruthless.This is a player who should have been gone long ago but due to him being French he still gets the chances.We won't miss him when he goes and I'd like to see if he'd stand out in a smaller club.

While a lot of the talk ahead this Premier League match has been about the protests planned by three different Arsenal fan groups, the comments about this from Arsene Wenger and the debate about the manager, the board and the owner Stan Kroenke and who is to blame for our problems, the Gunners do have the small matter of a game to0 win and it is very important that we do so if Arsenal are to ensure a place in the Champions League for next season.

If we are really talking «serious» trophies (thanks for the FA Cup, but no top club is define by a small domestic cup), players like Wilshere, Gibbs, and more should be no where near the first team.

If any club is interested they know what they have to do — find a deal with Chelsea and then talk to me to check my client interest.RTBF is a small TV channel in Belgium and sometimes they like a little thrill to keep them alive.

First of all, if we are talking about small items there is always a chance that you might lose them and they could go down the drain never to be seen again

My advice for young fathers out there — and I was one of them, so I'm going to talk to myself, if I can for a second — is don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff.

Whenever you talk about school food reform, it's entirely predictable that a small subset of commenters will ask why, if school meals are so inferior, kids don't just bring a PBJ and an apple from home.

Harper's, by tracing an existing pair (something I talk about in detail in The Creative Family), and Annabel's by eyeballing Adelaide's pattern and just cutting something smaller (if you're looking for something similar, Prudent Baby has a 2T tutorial).

Rather than pushing, if you can talk to your child and find out the parts that are hard or scary for your child, then you can brain storm how to break down the challenge to smaller steps, or clear up a misperception of the consequences of that step, and in so doing, turn what was frightening into an opportunity for mastery and success.

Even if it's something as small as offering to bring fruit for school snacks and talking to the kids about why they aren't getting potato chips.

And when children are still very small it is best to talk with their pediatrician before giving any cold or cough medicine to them, even if they are available without a prescription.

The age of your child plays a big role in how you approach the topic of job loss — after all, small children won't understand if you start talking about layoffs, downsizing, or the economy.

If we are talking about a subset of the approximately 1 % of the population that are doing HB, we are talking about a very small percentage.

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you might get irritated for very small matters like people talking to you might irritate you, if any of your things are misplacing you might feel annoyed, if you expected a call from anyone or if you are trying to call someone and they are not picking up your phone or just busy or maybe if you are trying to work on a project or just a housework and if it's not working then you might feel crying and anxious.

Hosting Thanksgiving is a big undertaking (as we've talked about over the last several posts), and if you're the mom in charge and you have small children, something's got to give.

A: If changes like frequent burping, smaller meals, and formula changes do not help your infant's symptoms, it's important to talk to your doctor.