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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our $20 million public liability insurance.
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Learn the art of conversation with this Sydney communications course.
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3 x 2 hours
1 to 14
(public classes),
5 to 20
(private)
(private classes)
$229
What you'll do
Making small talk isn't as easy as it sounds, but it isn't as challenging as it sounds either. Conversing with strangers can be awkward, stilted, even painful, but there is an art to it, and it can be mastered!There's nothing small about small talk. You may think that making small talk is just a way to pass the time or avoid awkwardness, but many great friendships and relationships have started with small talk.Small talk makes big conversations! So come and join Sydney Community College in Rozelle to discover things that great conversationalists know.In This Practical Course, You Will Learn:
- Why the Ability to Make Small Talk Is So Important
- How to Approach Others – Initiating Conversation with Strangers
- How to Make Yourself Approachable
- How to Prepare Topics Points
- How to Make and Keep the Person Comfortable
- How to Observe – Listen – Compliment – Question
- How to Find Common Ground
- Why It’s Important and How to Follow Up with Questions or Statements
- How to Keep Building the Conversation
- How to Make the Best Exit
- Use Small Talk in Everyday Situations
- Approach Others with Topics and Points for Discussion and Small Talk
- Make a Good First Impression
- Keep Building the Conversation
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What you'll get
Everyone will receive digital handouts (PDF) with theory and advice.
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Perfect for everyone, no prior skills or experience are necessary.
What to bring
- Notepad and pen or tablet to take notes
- A list of challenging situations where you will use your new skills
Session repeats
This class series runs over 3 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.
More info
This class is new, and this teacher has 281 reviews (4.8 star) for their other experiences - which you can see here.
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ClassBento is rated 4.9 star with 110,000+ reviews from ClassBento, Google, Trustpilot, and more.
Your teacher
John Knowles
John Knowles is a professional communications trainer, storyteller, writer, actor and comedian. He can be heard regularly on ABC702 Afternoons with James Valentine performing his storytelling show I Can Top That!. John hosts "BESPOKEN WORD", a monthly storytelling night at Petersham Bowling Club and performs at professional storytelling events around Australia. He has taught storytelling for performance for 6 years and recently featured on a special double episode (2 hours) of ABC 702 Conversations with Richard Fidler. John represented Australia at the International Theatresports improvisation Championships in Atlanta USA and has taught courses on improving your ‘one-to-one’ conversational skills.
John studied acting at Canada’s Ryerson Acting School, and personal coaching at ‘Coach U’. He has tutored people professionally in ’small talk' techniques for a number of years and has developed his own methods and exercises to help people find their unique style and increase their self-confidence when chatting with strangers.
John has written and performed his own full-length solo shows including "Storytiller", "FourFathers", toured his shows "IMPROZAC" and "Cops On Heat” to major Comedy and Fringe festivals, and collected the Moosehead Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for his one-man show John Knowles Is Saddle Sore, a bittersweet memoir about his life growing up the wimpy son of a tough rodeo cowboy.
"I was very scared about public speaking when I arrived, but John has given me some really good tools and now I feel much more confident. I also learned how to be a really good listener. Meeting the other students has been fascinating. It has been brilliant!” -Fiona Chapman, Sydney Community College student of John’s course
“I enjoyed your course very much. You made it a safe space for us all and your insights into storytelling were invaluable. Most of all, I liked listening to everyone’s stories - especially yours! Second most off all, I enjoyed the opportunity to be silly ” -Penny Robertshawe, Sydney Community College student of John’s course
"John puts the simplicity back into storytelling and the heart back into humour" -Weekend Notes Review
“John has been instrumental in helping me find my voice as a communicator. His patience, knowledge and amazing ability as a teacher have brought me from being a shy person in the corner to someone who can confidently begin a chat or share a story with strangers. I have taken three different courses with John and they have all been fantastic.” -Lulu Joy, Sydney Community College student of John’s course
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Sydney Community College is a social enterprise with a mission to offer innovative continuing adult education programmes that support individual efforts and facilitate sustainable social change.Our mission is to enrich lives, to strengthen adult individuals and to build communities through innovative high quality continuing education and training.
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