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Steven Hou Business Forum Assignment 3 1. The person that I selected was someone who lives on the other side of my residence hall. I selected her because she was getting water at the same time I was and I decided to initiate a friendly conversation, since I rarely did so. 2. My four questions were: a. Where do you live, outside of Rutgers? b. What are your interests or hobbies? c. What is your major? Why? d. What is something weird about yourself? i. All the questions were quite successful; the conversation was a little awkward and felt professional, however, almost like an interview. I had to let her know that this was for a class, so that made the conversation sound less forced, since I normally don’t talk with her. She was friendly about it and the conversation flowed somewhat naturally. 3. I stayed focus and made eye contact for a little while until it became a little too forward and I turned away. Staying focused was simple enough as well as listening without interrupting. General etiquette that we’ve been taught over the years took over and nothing was extreme about the conversation whatsoever. I used follow-up questions aside from the four questions above such as “why” or “could you elaborate” to extend the conversation, as well as putting occasional input such as “interesting” or “oh that sounds nice” (and various comments of that nature). 4. I don’t feel like I judged the person and while she is gone now (as I’m writing this), in retrospect, I probably should’ve asked how she felt after the conversation, if she felt judged in any way. I didn’t talk much or feel the desire to share input. Looking back, however, if I had
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Steven HouBusiness Forum Assignment 31. The person that I selected was someone who lives on the other side of my residence hall. I selected her because she was getting water at the same time I was and I decided to initiate a friendly conversation, since I rarely did so. 2. My four questions were: a. Where do you live, outside of Rutgers?b. What are your interests or hobbies?c. What is your major? Why?d. What is something weird about yourself?i. All the questions were quite successful; the conversation was a little awkward and felt professional, however, almost like an interview. I had to let her know that this was for a class, so that made the conversation sound less forced, since I normally dont talk with her. She was friendly about it and the conversation flowed somewhat naturally. 3. I stayed focus and made eye contact for a little while until it became a little too forward and I turned away. Staying focused was simple enough as well as listening without interrupting. General etiquette that weve been taught over the years took over and nothing was extreme about the conversation whatsoever. I used follow-up questions aside from the four questions above such as why or could you elaborate to extend the conversation, as well as putting occasional input such as interesting or oh that sounds nice (and various comments of that nature). 4. I dont feel like I judged the person and while she is gone now (as Im writing this), in retrospect, I probably shouldve asked how she felt after the conversation, if she felt judged in any way. I didnt talk much or feel the desire to share input. Looking back, however, if I had shared something personal as well, the conversation may have flowed better. 5. I learned to also share my own input rather than putting the entire focus on the other person, which may make her feel awkward or pressured. I also learned to maintain a friendly face to release some of the tension between speakers. Lastly, I learned that showing interest via facial expressions, body language, and verbal affirmation can help the other speaker know that I am listening and involved.
