How to take advantage of the gossip

Berlin The English word “gossip” is difficult to translate into German. You could describe it as “gossip and gossip” – but the Dutch communication scientist Dominique Darmon thinks that is too negative. Darmon has written a book about how professionals can take advantage of hall radio. She thinks, “Gossip has an unfairly bad reputation.”

The scientist does not define “gossip” as blasphemy or rumour-mongering, but much more neutrally: “Gossip is when two people talk about a third person who is not present.” Negative things do not necessarily have to be said. “Office gossip has many different functions that can be extremely beneficial to our careers,” says Darmon.

Her thesis: If you don’t take part in it at all, it will be difficult to advance professionally. On the other hand, if you gossip too much and, above all, too thoughtlessly, you will also have a problem. “The trick is to find the perfect balance with gossip.” Various rules help with floor radio – Darmon reveals the five most important ones here.