Great ways to strike a conversation

Hi everyone! As usual, I had an extremely busy June and my apologies for not being able to reply to some of your email question. I will definitely do so within the next few days. For today, I thought that I should go through some simple conversation starters. I decided to write about this topics becasuse a lot of people have been going to the outdoor screenings of the World Cup matches and sometimes if you go alone, it would be a great opportunity to strike up a conversation with someone just to make friends(and also keep you and your new friend entertained in case teams decide to play boring football!).

Coming up with friendly conversation on the spot isn’t always easy. But here are some tips/topics that might get the other party talking:

1.) Ask them open ended question but give your own opinion as well.
Avoid question that invite a 'Yes' or 'No' response. Ask them how they feel about a particular situation. Open ended questions allow people to elaborate and this creates conversation. For example, if it is at a World Cup screening, ask them after a goal, 'Hey why do you think the team is playing with one attacker today?'. However, also give your own ideas/opinion. Asking too many questions too quickly will almost always make the other person feel uncomfortable and leave them looking for a way to leave the conversation before it has really started. Ask question but give them some space as well.


2.) Prepare a few topics in mind to chat about.
Read up on current affairs to start some simple chat about some interesting latest news.


3.) Bring up a very popular event/topic that almost everyone can talk about.
This would depend on the crowd. For example, if you are at a networking sessions attended by business executives, you could talk about the recent rise in price of a certain stock. If its a gathering of old friends, you could talk about an unusual career/hobby that one of your friends have decided to pursue.

But of course, one of the best tip in order to begin anykind of conversation?

Smile! Why? When you smile the whole world smiles with you. And they would most likely want to talk with you too! Research has found that we find people who smile and look directly at us more attractive. And people are 86% more likely to strike up conversations with strangers in the street if they are smiling.

Have a great week!

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