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Answer Upon - Schmoozing is for Suckers
At the beginning of my creative career, I volunteered as an overnight deejay at a college radio station. I loved playing the music and interacting with insomniac listeners, but I got a real kick out of reading the news. I would tear copy straight off the wire service printer and if I was lucky, I had a producer turn that raw newsfeed into informational text that I read into the microphone. The text was br
But that’s just me. That’s MY truth, not THE truth.
I’m sure there are a lot of people who don’t consider schmoo
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So I decided to look up the word schmoozing in the dictionary for the first time. And I found three VERY interesting facts that you might like to know:
1) It’s defined as, “To converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage.”
2) It derives from the Yiddish term shmuesn, or “rumor.”
3) Synonyms include: gossip, bad-mouth, blather and tattle-tale.
I don’t know about you, but that’s NOT the way I communicate. Nor is it the way I’d want people describing the way I communicate.
I also Googled the word schmoozing. 2,272,000 pages came up. The first dozen or so were Amazon links for books written on schmoozing, most of which I’ve read; some of which were good. Unfortunately, schmoozing is a word that carries with it certain stereotypes. And I don’t think I’m alone here, but, here’s what I picture when I imagine a “schmoozer”:
But that’s just me. That’s MY truth, not THE truth.
I’m sure there are a lot of people who don’t consider schmooz
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1) It’s defined as, “To converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage.”
2) It derives from the Yiddish term shmuesn, or “rumor.”
3) Synonyms include: gossip, bad-mouth, blather and tattle-tale.
I don’t know about you, but that’s NOT the way I communicate. Nor is it the way I’d want people describing the way I communicate.
I also Googled the word schmoozing. 2,272,000 pages came up. The first dozen or so were Amazon links for books written on schmoozing, most of which I’ve read; some of which were good. Unfortunately, schmoozing is a word that carries with it certain stereotypes. And I don’t think I’m alone here, but, here’s what I picture when I imagine a “schmoozer”:
But that’s just me. That’s MY truth, not THE truth.
I’m sure there are a lot of people who don’t consider schmoo
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I don’t know about you, but that’s NOT the way I communicate. Nor is it the way I’d want people describing the way I communicate.
I also Googled the word schmoozing. 2,272,000 pages came up. The first dozen or so were Amazon links for books written on schmoozing, most of which I’ve read; some of which were good. Unfortunately, schmoozing is a word that carries with it certain stereotypes. And I don’t think I’m alone here, but, here’s what I picture when I imagine a “schmoozer”:
But that’s just me. That’s MY truth, not THE truth.
I’m sure there are a lot of people who don’t consider schmoo
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But that’s just me. That’s MY truth, not THE truth.
I’m sure there are a lot of people who don’t consider schmoo
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But that’s just me. That’s MY truth, not THE truth.
I’m sure there are a lot of people who don’t consider schmoozing to be in bad taste. And that’s totally cool. If you’re schmoozing in order to develop and maintain mutually valuable relationships, to engage, make friends, have fun, and expand your network, cool. More power to ya!
But dictionaries don’t lie. And I think the big idea behind schmoozing has to do with attitude. After all, approachability starts in your mind.
Therefore, I’d like to offer the following list:
Four Ways to Avoid Being Labeled as a Schmoozer
1. Don’t monopolize the conversation. You were born with two ears and one mouth. Use them proportionately. Ask creative, fun and interesting questions like, “What’s the best part about your job?” Then be quiet.
2. Slow down. Walk, talk and move between conversations at a casual, relaxed pace. Make it easy for someone to get your attention. Don’t hop from person to person like a politician.
3. Exit gracefully. After talking to someone for a few minutes, conclude your conversation commensurate with the connection you’ve just made, i.e., “I’m sure we’ll talk again later tonight,”
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