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When meeting someone new, try skirting the small talk and digging a little deeper

  • Written by Amit Kumar, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Texas at Austin
When meeting someone new, try skirting the small talk and digging a little deeper'The Gossip' (ca. 1922) by American painter William Penhallow Henderson.Heritage Images/Getty Images

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