<ul><li>Have a genuine interest in getting to know a person you’re talking to and learn from them.</li><li>Ask open-ended questions. It encourages the other person you're speaking with to open up.“What do you do?” followed by “Why did you choose that type of work? How did you enter that profession?”</li><li>Never talk about something too personal.</li><li>Practice active listening. By paying attention to the speaker’s words, you’ll create much stronger connections.</li></ul>

How to get better at small talk

It’s a brief conversation between you and someone you don’t know very well. Small talk is an essential stage of a casual conversation, especially in English-speaking cultures.

Small talk

Most people hate small talk . Especially, when it comes to introverts . But whether you're bad at it, worrying that you will run out of words, or feeling awkward, you can't avoid this polite conversation about seemingly unimportant things.

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5 Main Principles of Small Talk

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