• 相談そうだん — consultation; discussion
• 会談かいだん — conference; meeting
• 面談めんだん — personal interview
• 雑談ざつだん — small talk; chatting
• 冗談じょうだん — joke

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談 is formed by combining 言 (speech) and 炎 (flames). It suggests passionate or energetic speech, and is used broadly in contexts of conversation, meetings, and consultation.

先生せんせいに相談そうだんしてみます。
I’ll try talking to the teacher about it.

面談めんだんの時間じかんはいつですか？
What time is the interview?