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If you're learning English and you suck at small talk, you're not alone.
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Today, I want to help you improve your English small talk, so you can talk to strangers without feeling nervous or awkward.
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Firstly, we're going to learn what is the point of small talk.
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After that, how to start a conversation and keep it going.
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Then, some common small talk mistakes.
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And finally, how to leave without seeming rude.
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First and foremost, most small talk conversations begin with, Hey, how's it going?
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Or, how are you doing?
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And the answer is usually, I'm good, how are you?
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Not bad.
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Even if you're feeling shh, we don't mention our problems at this stage, especially with someone that we have just met.
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After my last Smalltalk video, a lot of people asked me, is Smalltalk fake?
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I want to tell you a little story.
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So I used to work at an Asian company and my colleagues hardly ever made Smalltalk with me.
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They were much more direct and they got straight to work.
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But after working together with them for a while, I got to know them better.
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And that made me realise it's just a cultural difference.
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You see, in England and in other English-speaking countries, we like to get to know each other a little bit before getting down to business.
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And once you understand that, then small talk won't feel fake anymore.
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Small talk isn't about sharing important information or your deepest feelings,
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but it is a necessary step to open up communication between humans.
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You're helping the other person feel comfortable enough to continue the conversation.
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So the goal is comfort, not perfect English.
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People aren't judging your English as much as you think they are.
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They're mainly asking themselves, do I feel comfortable enough talking to this person?
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A small grammar mistake is much less important than showing warmth, curiosity and attention.
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But Jay, what if I don't know how to start a conversation?
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So after saying, hi, how are you?
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Or how's it going? Where do you go?
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Well, you can use what is already around you.
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So for example, if you're at a cafe, you can say, do you come here often?
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What's your favorite thing on the menu?
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What would you recommend?
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Ah, nice.
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I'm gonna try that.
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Or if you're at a social event, you can say things like, so how do you know the host?
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Do you know many people here?
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I love your outfit, by the way.
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Where did you buy that?
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OK, so now we know how to start a conversation.
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What to say after that?
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It's useful to think of small talk like a game of tennis.
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In tennis, you hit the ball back and forth to keep the rally going.
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In small talk, we don't have a ball.
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But we do ask questions and then answer those questions.
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And this keeps the conversation flowing.
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Right, you've asked a question and someone is answering.
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How do you respond?
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The best small talkers do that by listening attentively, looking at the speaker, keeping eye contact,
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and having open, relaxed body language.
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It's also easy to feel awkward with our hands.
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Where do we put them?
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You can have your hands in front of you, behind you, on your hips, or in your pockets.
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Try not to cross your arms.
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This is closed body language.
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A really useful tip is to grab a drink.
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Have a bottle of water with you.
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This will help your hands feel less awkward and it will help you feel less rushed to respond.
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You can pause and take a sip before you speak.
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Beyond our body language is our facial expressions.
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You smile and nod to encourage them to keep speaking.
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You can say things like, oh nice, cool, ah me too,
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and then you take your turn to speak.
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Let's look at a few examples.
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Hey, how's it going?
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Hey, it's going well, thanks.
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How are you doing?
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I'm good, thank you.
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By the way, I'm Jay.
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Nice to meet you, Jay.
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I'm Tim.
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Nice to meet you, Tim.
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I'm curious, how do you know the host?
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Oh, we know each other from work.
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I started working with her a year ago.
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How about you?
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I met her at our tennis club.
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We play doubles together.
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Are you into any sports?
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Just like anything, we learn by Dewey.
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So the best way to get better at small talk is to practice having conversations daily.
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You will naturally get better at it.
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If you don't have anyone to practice with, you can chat with J.I on Sprouts on any roleplay situation.
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He will ask you questions, keep the conversation going so you can get your daily English practice.
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But J, what's a common small talk mistake?
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A lot of English learners don't know what to say.
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And because of that, you might give very short answers.
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Let's look at an example.
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So, Lucy, what genre books do you like reading?
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I like fiction.
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Nice.
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Me too.
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I usually read non-fiction, but recently I have been reading some fiction books.
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I've been reading a book called Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Have you read it?
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No, I haven't.
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Did you notice the problem with Lucy's answers there?
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They were too short.
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The problem with short answers is
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that it gives less detail for the other person to ask you questions and to keep the conversation going.
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The solution to that is to share more.
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Give more detail in your answers.
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Share your personality.
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And remember to ask questions back.
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When you share more, you can use what you said to spark your next question.
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Let's look at another example.
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So, Lucy, what genre of books do you like reading?
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I like fiction.
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I'm really into mystery and crime novels, and I love to read them when I go on holiday.
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Are you into crime novels?
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I don't tend to read crime fiction.
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I usually read non-fiction books.
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But I'm curious, have you got any recommendations for crime fiction books?
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Yeah.
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I just finished the book Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.
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I would highly recommend it.
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Nice.
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I think I'll check it out.
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What's it about?
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What a game of tennis that was.
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Why did that conversation between Lucy and I flow so smoothly?
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Simple.
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We asked questions and then we gave details in our answers.
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In small talk, if you want to be interesting, be interested.
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But Jay, how do we leave without being rude?
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If the conversation is going well and you share things in common, then you can go from small talk to deep talk.
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And I'll share more about that in a future video.
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What if the conversation is a little dry?
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Or what if it's come to its natural end?
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How do you leave without seeming rude?
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Well, the solution is some simple exit lines.
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It was really nice chatting with you, Lucy.
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I'm going to grab another drink now, but I'll see you around.
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I'm just going to say hi to a few more people before I leave, but it was nice to chat.
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I'm gonna get back to my friends now, but it was nice chatting.
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Now let's recap what we learned in this video to help it stick in here.
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Firstly, we learned that small talk isn't fake.
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It's just a part of our culture.
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It helps us create social ease and build positive relationships with each other.
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Secondly, we learned that to start a conversation, we can simply use the environment and the context around us.
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Thirdly, we learned that small talk is like a game of tennis.
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We ask questions and then we respond.
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We also learned the importance of open body language, smiling and positive facial expressions.
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We learned that giving very short answers doesn't give enough information for the other person to ask us questions
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and keep the conversation going.
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And finally, we learned how to end a conversation using simple exit lines.
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So guys, it was lovely chatting with you.
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I'm just going to grab a drink, so I'll catch you in a bit.
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Yeah.

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คำที่ควรเรียนรู้ 15 คำจากวิดีโอ พร้อมคำอ่านและความหมาย:

คำศัพท์คำอ่านความหมาย
tennis คำนาม/ˈtɛnɪs/เทนนิส
exit คำนาม/ˈɛɡzət/ทางออก
genre คำนาม/ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/ประเภท, แนว
pocket คำนาม/ˈpɑ.kɪt/กระเป๋า
hip คำนาม/hɪp/สะโพก
encourage คำกริยา/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ให้กำลังใจ, ส่งเสริม
mystery คำนาม/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ความลี้ลับ, รหัสยภาวะ
suck คำกริยา/sʌk/ดูด
rally คำนาม/ˈɹæli/การชุมนุม, การเดินขบวน
relax คำกริยา/ɹɪˈlæks/ผ่อนคลาย
stranger คำนาม/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ฝรั่ง
menu คำนาม/ˈmɛn.juː/เมนู
grammar คำนาม/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ไวยากรณ์
spark คำนาม/ˈspɑɹk/ประกาย, ลูกไฟ
colleague คำนาม/ˈkɒliːɡ/เพื่อนร่วมงาน

ไวยากรณ์ในวิดีโอนี้

โครงสร้างที่ผู้พูดใช้บ่อยที่สุด พร้อมคำพูดจริงจากวิดีโอ:

โครงสร้างในวิดีโอ
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — การกระทำที่เริ่มก่อนหน้านี้และยังดำเนินอยู่have been reading · I've been reading
Present perfect have/has + กริยาช่อง 3 — เหตุการณ์ในอดีตที่ยังเกี่ยวข้องกับปัจจุบันhave just met · you've asked · Have you read
ขั้นสุด the -est / the most … — มากที่สุดหรือน้อยที่สุดในกลุ่มyour deepest · The best
กริยา + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — กริยาที่ตามด้วยรูป -ingkeep speaking · started working · practice having

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ผู้พูดใช้รูปย่อและรูปลดเสียง 40 ครั้ง เช่น I'm, don't, you're ให้พูดแบบสั้นตามที่ได้ยิน

  • เสียง “th”: warmth /wɔɹmθ/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/, thirdly /ˈθɚdli/
  • เสียง “sh” และ “zh”: fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, genre /ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
  • คำยาว — ลงเสียงหนักให้ถูกพยางค์: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/

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  2. พูดตามทีละประโยคด้วยความเร็วปกติ ทำซ้ำแต่ละประโยคจนจังหวะของคุณตรงกับผู้พูด
  3. อัดเสียงตัวเองแล้วเทียบกับต้นฉบับ โดยสังเกตคำอย่าง tennis, exit, genre เป็นพิเศษ

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