schmooze vs work the room

schmooze

verb
  • To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection. 

noun
  • A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection. 

work the room

verb
  • To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation. 

  • To interact with one's audience, taking cues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm. 

How often have the words schmooze and work the room occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )