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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Small Talk Is Important, and Remote Workers Aren’t Getting Enough
Description: Learn about why small talk is important for coworkers during the workday; why gossip is actually pretty good for you; and how some frogs survive the winter by literally becoming “frogcicles.”
Small talk during the workday is crucial, and remote workers may not be getting enough of it by Kelsey Donk
Psychology research shows “water cooler talk” can have big benefits. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoc--prs120120.php
Guydish, A. J., D’Arcey, J. T., & Fox Tree, J. E. (2020). Reciprocity in Conversation. Language and Speech https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0023830920972742
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