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The Introvert’s Guide to Better Small Talk

Hosted by Sydney Parriott, MA, CCC-SLP, MBA

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

5:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

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The AI-Proof Professional: Build the Soft Skills AI Can't Replace
Speak Like a Professional
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What you'll learn

Start Conversations Without Overthinking

Use simple, repeatable prompts to begin workplace, networking, and sales conversations with greater ease.

Turn Conversation Into Connection

Recognize opportunities to build trust, exchange information, and create a natural next step.

Keep Yourself Calm and Confident

Learn strategies to calm your nervous system in real time, without drawing attention.

Why this topic matters

For conscientious professionals, small talk can feel shallow, awkward, or mentally demanding. But they also recognize that it often determines who gets remembered, trusted, and invited into new opportunities. This lesson turns small talk into a practical skill, helping you form genuine workplace relationships and connect without pretending to be more extroverted than you are.

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Sydney Parriott, MA, CCC-SLP, MBA

Owner of Speak Like a Professional and Corporate Speech-Language Pathologist

My name is Sydney Parriott, the owner of Speak Like a Professional, a professional communication coaching company. For more than a decade, we’ve helped adults strengthen the communication skills that shape how they are heard at work. Ourapproach combines speech science, practical coaching, and objective feedback to improve clarity, confidence, concision, tone of voice, thought organization, and executive presence. We work with professionals who know their subject matter but want to express their ideas more effectively in meetings, presentations, interviews, and high-stakes conversations. Our goal is not to change who you are, it is to help your expertise come through clearly.

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