Manage cookies

Cookie Settings

Cookies necessary for the correct operation of the site are always enabled.
Other cookies are configurable.

Essential cookies

Always On. These cookies are essential so that you can use the website and use its functions. They cannot be turned off. They're set in response to requests made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

Analytics cookies

Disabled

These cookies collect information to help us understand how our Websites are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customise our Websites for you. See a list of the analytics cookies we use here.

Advertising cookies

Disabled

These cookies provide advertising companies with information about your online activity to help them deliver more relevant online advertising to you or to limit how many times you see an ad. This information may be shared with other advertising companies. See a list of the advertising cookies we use here.

Networking and Soft Skills. Business Communication for Sales.

15 Questions That Instantly Break the Ice at a Business Meeting

Topics in Business Communication That Instantly Engage Smart People and Spark Genuine Conversation

Нетворкинг и Soft-Skills

Have you ever felt that awkward silence at the beginning of a business dinner, a conference, or a one-on-one meeting?

To avoid this, keep 15 proven questions at hand — they will work even in the most "closed-off" atmosphere:

What challenge are you working on right now?
What has inspired you lately?
If you could restart your career, where would you begin?
What are you learning right now, this month?
What is the most unconventional task you’ve solved recently?
What matters more to you right now: growth or stability?
Who is your main “teacher” at the moment — through a book, podcast, or personal interaction?
What three qualities do you value most in colleagues?
Which habit has had the greatest impact on your success?
What have you deliberately stopped doing at work — and benefited from it?
How do you decide what to spend your attention on?
Where do you draw ideas for new solutions or projects?
What piece of advice would you definitely disagree with — but people often give it?
If you had half as many meetings, what would you do with that time?
Which skill, in your opinion, will be the most important in three years?

All blog articles

Leave your mail and stay in touch!

Subscribe to the newsletter to receive project news and announcements of new services, trainings and products, as well as useful materials on networking, dating and selling complex IT solutions.

Leonid Bugaev

is an expert in business communications, a corporate trainer, speaker, and conference moderator. He is the author of the books “Mobile Marketing”, “Mobile Networking” and "People Like Me: 99 Rules for Building Connections That Actually Matter."

Follow Leonid on Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube so you don’t miss new publications. Also take a look at his business training programs on networking, B2B sales and trendwatching, as well as his books and interviews.