talk (to) vs work the room

talk (to)

work the room

verb
  • 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. 

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

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