Productivity
Social
Went to a baseball game last night. There were 6 of us. My friend bought 6 seats all together on the same row (line). I was on the end and could only really interact with one person in my group because of the seating arrangement.
I did have an easy time talking to 3-4 people seated right in front of me though. If my friend had bought 3 seats in one row and 3 seats in the row right in front of that (making a 3x2 block shape) we all could have talked to anyone & everyone in our group.
Social
Do not just say names and leave them standing there like two phones with no signal.
Say one useful line for each person.
e.g. Sarah works in marketing, and Alex just started an online store.
Now they have a door to open instead of pretending the weather is a full personality.
It takes five seconds, but it makes you look warm, thoughtful, and socially awake.
