一流の雑談前の準備とは！？-What is the best preparation before small talk?-

皆さんこんばんわ。前回の記事では話題がない時の一流の雑談とは！？についてご紹介させて頂きました。一流は「毎日すること」から探すとのことでしたね。気になる方はそちらの記事も併せてチェックしてみてください。そして今回はタイトルの内容ついて『雑談の一流、二流、三流』より一部抜粋してご紹介させて頂きます。

Good evening everyone. In the previous article, I introduced you to the topic of first-rate chatting when you have no topics to talk about. I said that the first-rate chatting is found in "what you do every day." If you are interested, please check out that article as well. And this time, I will introduce some excerpts from "First-rate, second-rate, and third-rate chatting" regarding the contents of the title.

"三流は何も準備せず、二流は雑談ネタを準備し、一流は相手が心地よく話せるような「表情」を準備する。誰かと会うときに、一番どこを見るか？それは間違いなく表情でしょう。人間は表情を見て、一瞬で「この人話しやすそう」「話しにくそう」ということをジャッジします。"

"Third-rate people don't prepare anything, second-rate people prepare small talk topics, and first-rate people prepare "facial expressions" that make the other person feel comfortable talking. When you meet someone, what do you look at the most? It's definitely the facial expression. People look at facial expressions and instantly judge whether "this person seems easy to talk to" or "this person seems difficult to talk to."

"いくら話すネタをたくさん持っていたとしても、相手の心を閉ざしてしまっては、会話は続きません。たくさん経験し、自己研鑽された人は、常に、「相手がどんな表情を見たいか？」を探求しています。表情に意識を研ぎ澄まし、「あなたにお会いできてうれしい！」という気持ちを、表情だけで表せるのが一流の技です。"

"No matter how many things you have to talk about, if you close the other person's heart, the conversation won't continue. People who have a lot of experience and have trained themselves are always exploring, "What kind of facial expression do the other person want to see?" A first-class skill is to sharpen your awareness of facial expressions and express the feeling of "I'm happy to meet you!" with just your facial expressions."

皆さんいかがだったでしょうか。相手と話す時の表情って大事ですね。特に初対面でしかめっ面だと少しとっつきにくかったりしますよね。これは意識することですぐに変えられます。笑顔が苦手な人は鏡で練習をしてみるといいかもしれません。今回の記事が何か参考になれば幸いです。それではまた。ありがとうございました。

What did you all think? Facial expressions are important when talking to others. Especially when meeting someone for the first time, if you frown, it can be a little hard to approach them. This can be easily changed by being conscious of it. If you are not good at smiling, it might be a good idea to practice in front of the mirror. I hope this article was helpful in some way. Until next time. Thank you.

【前回記事】

雑談の一流、二流、三流 (アスカビジネス)

参考文献：雑談の一流、二流、三流
著者：桐生稔
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