Sorry I missed this. The haircut looks almost complete. The haircut looks good and I hope you like it, so my review is based on what I would do, and do for every haircut.
1. The part is not all the way to the terminator of the hairline. BIG NO NO, again not speaking ill of him just does not make the haircut look complete
2. The Sideburns ( part of the finish of the haircut, ESPECIALLY a Gentlemen's haircut should be even sideburns, a shave of not only them, but the neck and especially the Ear arch, all that should be shave IMHO
3. The Blend is OK, however I do see some heavy spots that could have been smoothed out
4. I cannot see the taper on the back so cannot make a view
Over all I would give it a 8 of 10 only because, again in my opinion it was not complete, and I hope he used talc. Most importantly it does not matter whether I like it, it is whether you do.
as to the chit chat and small talk. I feel the client out, and go from there, I have some that we chat like women, and solve the worlds problems, others not two words, do the cut, show the mirror thank them and gone. even others it is just the basic who, what, where, when and why. Once they become regulars it becomes just like having a beer with a buddy.
NEXT UP IN THE Barbershop..... Types of cuts... with photos, LOL