{"id":16689,"date":"2021-06-20T09:47:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T17:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=16689"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:48:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T19:48:16","slug":"skills-360-socializing-english-meeting-new-people-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2021\/06\/20\/skills-360-socializing-english-meeting-new-people-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; Socializing 1: Meeting New People"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16689-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.82-Meeting-People-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.82-Meeting-People-1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.82-Meeting-People-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/360.82POD\/index.html\" title=\"Business English 360 - Meeting New People (1)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Socializing-English-LESSON-Meeting-New-People-1.jpg\" alt=\"English for Socializing - Meeting New People (1)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"645\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Socializing-English-LESSON-Meeting-New-People-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Socializing-English-LESSON-Meeting-New-People-1-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Socializing-English-LESSON-Meeting-New-People-1-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Socializing-English-LESSON-Meeting-New-People-1-768x330.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english-360\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Business English Skills 360<\/a> podcast for today&#8217;s lesson on socializing and meeting new people.<\/p>\n<p>For some, meeting new people seems to come very naturally. 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So where to start?<\/p>\n<p>In this Business English Skills 360 lesson, we\u2019ll look at five ways to boost your confidence and make socializing in English more comfortable:<\/p>\n<p>1.\tChange your mindset<br \/>\n2.\tAsk questions<br \/>\n3.\tFind common areas of interest<br \/>\n4.\tMake it easy to participate in the conversation<br \/>\n5.\tBe genuine<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Lesson Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/360.82POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/360.82QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quiz &amp; Vocab<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/360.82-Meeting-People-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF 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