Family Tell me about your family. Does everyone live in the area? What do you like best about being a father/mother/son/aunt, etc.? Occupation What got you into your current job? How did you come up with that idea? What are some of the toughest challenges in your job? If you could change one thing about your job, what would it be? How has the Inter

• How did you two meet? • How did you get started ______? • What got you interested in this area? • When did you first know you wanted to be a ______?

communication. 8. Control internal and external distractions. 9. Generously give the gift of listening. 10. Be present, watch the tendency to daydream. Don’t drift off from conversations.

• Be careful with business acquaintances. You wouldn’t want to open a conversation with: How’s your job at______? What if that person just got fired or laid off? Be careful when you’re asking about an acquaintance’s spouse or special friend; you could regret it. • Don’t act like you’re an FBI agent. Questions like What do you do?, Are you married?,