Author of How to Own the Interview and numerous award-winning pieces of journalism, nobody tells a story or gives advice like John Huck of Huck Communications.
I’ve learned that small talk isn’t just polite conversation. It can shift your direction in ways you never expected. Let me share two quick examples from my life. A Swim Meet Connection In high school, I sat next to an older gentleman at the Girls’ State Championship swim meet. I struck up a casual conversation. It turned out he was the president of the USC Midwest Alumni Association. I had just applied, and thanks to that chat, he pushed my application forward. I got in. Wit
