Dr. FrankenFireball’s Cure for Scary Small Talk

Dr. FrankenFireball and the bloody, boring, blah blah, scary small talk 👹

Networking can be terrifying!

.. If the mere thought of networking makes your skin crawl
... If talking to strangers makes your heart beat out of your chest
... If you’d rather be alone in a dark forest than working a crowded room

You’re not alone in your fears!

❤️‍🔥 Fortunately, Dr. FrankenFireball has the cures for these networking curses.

🎭 Scene: A Typical  Networking Event

The Frustrated Networker screams into the void. 🤬
“If I have to hear one more person talk about the weather for 10 minutes, I will cut off my ears.  Or their tongue. Or both."

"Oh wait, this isn’t actually a horror movie … it’s just a horrible conversation.”

❤️‍🔥 Dr. FrankenFireball swoops in dramatically, (is there any other way to swoop?!), and exclaims: “That’s my cue! I’ve got the cure - to make sure that small talk doesn’t bore you to death."

🧠 Dr. FrankenFireball’s Prescription: Say aaaahhh … and reframe your perspective.

Think of small talk as the appetizer before the entree. It’s a way to warm you up, like foreplay for deeper conversation.

• Small talk can be strategic and substantive, and also friendly and fun.
• Small talk can set the stage for a bigger meeting, a pitch, interview, or deal.
• Small talk can help you learn what’s inside people’s brains, hearts, and guts.

🗣️ Bring up topics that interest you (instead of bringing up your lunch) .

Prepare questions in advance, and prepare your own answers to these questions. A few excellent, and eerie, examples:

“How did you get into this field?”
“What’s your favorite part of your job?”
“What type of clients do you operate on?”
“Can you share  your best beheading story?”
“I’m drinking a Bloody Mary; what’s your favorite poison?
“Oh, you’re in real estate?!  Can you help me find an affordable castle on a wooded hill, in a deserted ghost town?”

Talk about human hot topics like these:

The speaker, the organization, the venue, industry issues, fun facts about internal organs, networking horrors. Share networking advice from a clever article you read, like this one. Pro tip: Send them the link after the event, as a way to follow up.

❤️‍🔥 Networking is about human connection. This is how simple, stress-free, not boring and not gory,  networking can - and should - be.

Doctor FrankenFireball is passionate about empowering humans to build strategic, meaningful, personal and professional relationships. So are we.

👹 Networking doesn’t have to be creepy, or scary.
Or involve the loss of your vital organs.
It can be fulfilling, fun, and funny.

😱 So if you’re terrified of being bored to death, or being bitten by a vampire at a networking event, book an appointment with Dr. FrankenFireball, or with us

ps: Fireball Network is an agency of humans. We are networking experts, business and career coaches, group trainers, speakers. And ghostbusters.