Sisters Courtney and Carley explore the hot topic of expanding our social circles in this week’s episode all about fostering new friendships. Carley shares her strategies for striking up a conversation with a new acquaintance and Courtney advises on the art of introducing others. Both sisters share examples—good, bad and ugly—from their own personal experiences in this light-hearted episode. This is the 3rd episode in the summer hot topics series, airing summer 2022. 

 

Call to Action:

Picture two friends from different social circles who don’t know each other. Think about how you would introduce them to each other using a compliment. 

 

Referenced Episodes:

(in order of reference)  

• Episode 33 Fun Mom Summer 
• Episode 34 Man, I Feel Like a Woman 
• Episode 14 Social Light with Hanalei Gene

 

Resources: 

Carley’s Audible Recommendation:

• Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards

Courtney’s Summer Schedule Recommendation (free download): 

• The Incremental Mama Best Summer Schedule for Kids Free Printable

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Timeline: 

0:00 Introduction of episode and recap of previous hot topics

4:00 Craving friendships as moms, personal experiences (high school, college, introversion vs. extroversion tendencies)

6:30 Listen to “Captivate” on Audible, KIAPIA reference (know it all pain in the *behind)

8:00 “Captivate” take-aways mingled with Carley’s advice:

1. Look for social sweet spots (standing at the bottom of the slide, pushing kids on swings)
2. Be yourself
3. Ask questions, like: “What are your passion projects?” or “How long have you lived in the area?”
4. Listen to the other person (strive for 50/50 talking/listening)
5. Bridge back: if you leave a conversation (i.e. to tend a child), make mental note of their answers to questions to bridge back into the conversation, referring to something previously said
6. Introduce yourself and ask their name as soon as possible
7. Use their name in the conversation to aid in remembering 
8. Have confidence in yourself (it’s okay if you feel awkward—we’re all relearning socializing post-pandemic)

14:00 Carley’s experiences (good and bad)

19:00 Courtney’s advice: the art of introducing friends to each other using compliments, 3 personal poor examples

22:00 Call to action

24:00 Concluding thoughts, outtakes