According to Make It magazine; a product of "world leading" news channel CNBC, Harvard researchers report that, "Hi. How are you?" is the worst thing you can say when greeting an associate. They advise that this is too vague and not likely to generate an authentic connection.
Hard to argue that, I say. But what if it's an associate we don't exactly crave an authentic connection with? Maybe it's perfect?
Three superior options, claims Make It:
- “Hi. What are you looking forward to this week?”
- “Hi. You remind me of a celebrity, but I can’t remember which one — who’s someone you relate to?”
- "Hi. What are your three favorite colors?"
Um. Yeah.
Confession: Only two of those were recommended in the article and one of them is my own throw-in. Though I can't imagine using any of them. Also, I find it a bit odd that they issue their number one piece of advice; "be authentic," right before providing canned dialogue.
Oh and here's their actual third suggestion. Ready?
- "Hi. What's your current state of mind?"
Can you imagine?
Pretty sure my response to that would be, "Suddenly cringed the fuck out, actually. Will you excuse me?"
The preceding nugget may or may not contain authentic wisdom. Either way it is not endorsed by the army of monkeys known as Fantasy Writer Guy.
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