5 Easy Ways To Make Small Talk With Anyone
Questions:
1. Do you consider yourself a communicative person?
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
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It really depends on many factors, the mood, personal and situation, If I am tired and if I am open-minded at the time. Sometimes I'm just to focus on something and I can talk only about one topic.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Yes, many times, usually we couldn't find mutual interest. It is not always working as it should be. After some time it is good to try to find something in nearest space to start from soemthing and then let the flow get you.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
Sometimes it's just a mood we are in and there is not much to talk about. But even in the shittiest time there are themes which we can use. Someone's angry let him talk about it, he or she will feel better.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Yes, there are great the same as person the video is based upon. Definiately will use some of them next time I the conversation becomes bit awkward.
Personally, I am trying to treat everyone as an independent personality. I don’t want to feel that the conversation is awkward, I want to feel like this is the way the other person is communicating. It makes me more comfortable, because when you start thinking “Oh no this is awkward” everything just goes worse and worse. But when you can accept the fact that it is what it is and turn the awkward situation into laughing, this is how life will be easier for you. I guess that conversations with some people are awkward because of the different ways of communicating. You just don’t feel the vibes of other people, do not know how to talk with them or just have nothing in common.
When it comes to the video I find it really helpful and interesting, however, I don’t like watching such things. The reason is when I actually need to use one of those pieces of advice, instead of doing it properly, I start thinking about the video. I start thinking that they said something and I watched something and I totally lose the thread of reality, which makes the awkward conversation even worse.
2. Simply don’t talk to them. If someone shows no interest in talking it clearly symbolises absence of desire to talk.
3. The key to this question is pretty obvious. People are different and you never know how their lives look like right in the moment when you talk to them. Small talk is just a cultural tool which aims to present every person as neutral. Depending on cultural background, some people easily hide their actual problems and able to be involved in such conversations. Still, in some other societies this tool is not popular, as people do not see any sense to talk when you have nothing serious and important to say.
4. I believe it’s possible to find your own style of leading small talks, some advises can prevent you from developing own strategy.
Interesting observation regarding the usefulness of such videos. I wouldn't have thought that such a video of communication advice could have the opposite effect. I think these types of tips require training, and maybe you would find them more effective if you worked them hard? Some things you need to know how to implement into your own life and it may not come right away :)
Question regarding answer number 2:
What if some professional or personal situation forces you to be able to conduct this type of conversation? Sometimes it's impossible to get away from it. And if you try, you may face unpleasant consequences or it will prevent you from achieving your goals
Usually, I try to avoid talking to people. I'm an introvert and lose energy pretty quickly when it comes to talking to strangers for more than needed. But when I have to talk to them, I think that I'm not the worst at having a conversation.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
I don't really like small talks, so when I don't have to talk to that person, I just remain silent.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
I took part in a lot of weird small talks, usually with people at the bus station. It usually occurs when they ask if the bus has already come. I reply to them politely, and then suddenly, they start to talk about the weather, or situation in our country, or something similar. And they see that I'm busy, or I'm wearing headphones, so it's really hard for me to understand why are they doing that. Maybe that's because of the generation gap, I'm not sure.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
I knew about mirroring someone, but most of the information given in the video was completely new for me. It was really interesting and helpful, but probably it's something for people who have to do interviews, or something similar.
2. I have a hard time trying to imagine a situation where small talk is somehow impeded. In a movie theater, maybe? 😊
3. I think that sometimes people have a hard time finding common language. Or do not know what to talk about. For example, when a friend introduces you to someone and leaves you two to talk.
4. Yes, I think so. Usually when someone is sure enough to present their point of view in the video, you can assume that they have something useful to say 😊
Yes, I do. I'm really open-minded and friendly approached person.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
No, I've never been in a situation like that. I don't have any troubles to get to know well with people although sometimes is hard. We're all different and the true connection with the 'flow' happens rarely.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
I was writing about this subject in previous answer. There are four types of people (even more thanks to mix them) - choleric, melancholic, sanguine and phlegmatic. It may be hard to understand slow and overthinking phlegmatic by choleric who is inpatient and imperious.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
I think so. People who have got some problems with making a contact may teach it from this video. They won't create a bond between each other, but they may have a knowledge how to deal with people and because of that avoid stressful and awkward situations.
I would say yes. I don't have any problems with comunnicating with others.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Not really. I always manage to find something intersting to talk about even with a stranger.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
I think that some people are just to much diffrent from you so talking with that kind of person is hard.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Yeah, sure. A lot of useful tips for someone who don't know them already and some new things to.
2. I have. It was usually when the other person just didn't want to talk(but I think that's fine, no pressure😅). I just stopped talking. When a person shows that they not in the mood to talk I'm not going to push them to be a part of the conversation.
3. Well, it all comes if the people are in the mood to talk. Some people might be really shy and quiet and they don't like others to bring any attention to them. Sometimes the situation might be just wrong. Or the place. Sometimes we just don't have any common topics to talk about except the weather. And that's fine for me.
4. Yes, I think so. They might help some people avoid the stress of feeling pressured to keep the small talk going.
You're right, this isn't bonding advice. But good relationships during small talks are the basis for potential bonds and increase their chances of it happening, don't they? :)
Do you think there are methods to reduce shyness in interlocutors? Is it possible to encourage someone to talk, even if they are very shy?
Yes, the cinema is definitely a weak place to talk :)
Perhaps it is worth organizing some time after the screening to talk? After a good movie or a bad movie, there is always something to discuss
I don't think I'm good at interpersonal relationships, but I don't have a problem with speaking my mind or saying what I want to say. I feel I might have a problem with understanding the need of others.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
That's something I really try to avoid :). The awkwardness is horrible. The solution to this problem is to always have some topics that you could talk with anyone. The other thing to remember is that people prefer to talk about themselves rather than listening about other's life.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
I think, that the reason for awkwardness is mostly preassumptions about your interlocutor. If you perceive somebody as uninteresting or unworthy your attention it will be hard to connect and have a meaningful conversation.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
I'll try to implement some of them. I hope that I'll remind myself about them when the time comes. I'm also a fan of experimenting with different strategies or developing your own.
No. (Maybe it would be funny to stop answering this question after this, but I will continue 😅 )
I am more an introvert person, and it is uncomfortable and sometimes even stressful for me to talk to strangers. I prefer to listen, not to talk. Moreover, I become a little bit confused if I need to call someone I do not know. But at the same time, I like to spend time and communicate with my friends and close relatives.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
You can make a conclusion from the previous answer that I will try not to start a conversation with a stranger. And I deal very well with it. 😃
But of course, there were situations where I had a small talk, and I tried to keep up the conversation and be friendly.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
Maybe because it is a conversation of two introverts? :)
If to talk seriously, people can just do not interest each other, or there is no connection between them, or one is in a bad mood. And I think it is normal in our life to have bad conversations sometimes, cause we are different.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Yeah, some pieces of advice mentioned in the video can be useful for me.
I liked the video, but I think that Joe Rogan does not follow any rules. He behaves as he used to behave in his life. And these soft skills have brought him such a job. And he has become a professional in it.
2. Of course, there were also many such situations. Sometimes it just so happens that there is no common language with someone and the conversation between people turns out to be fake. To relieve such tensions, the easiest way is to talk about the weather, which is always universal topic.
3. I think the most common reason why talking to certain people is weird is because we are different characters. We do not fit into the 'frame' of our interlocutor, therefore the conversation often turns out to be unnatural.
4. The tips presented in the movie will surely be reflected in my everyday life. Each of these tips is valuable and who knows, maybe I will use them one day.
However, at times, I like to remain silent.
Actually, I believe it is highly dependant on weather. I seem to be more open when there's sunny outside.
I hate moments when small talk with another person is not going the right way.
It is especially painful, when the person is someone close to you.
On the other hand, everyone has right to have a moment of peace.
Conversations can go sideways for many reasons.
I have experienced awkward conversations mainly due to difference in political views.
As a matter of fact, even those kinds of conversations are profitable as they can expand our knowledge of the "other side".
Indeed, video contains some useful tips.
Personally, I have trusted means to sustain conversations, but presented tips might prove useful to others.
This is a very fine observation. If we want to start a conversation with someone, it is worth asking the interlocutor to tell us a few words about himself. Very often in this way our interlocutor can encourage conversation.
That's it. Sometimes our interlocutor is just not in the mood to talk and there is nothing we can do about it.
A very interesting point.
I think soft skills are something you can work out. We all have different "default" levels of soft skills, and we all have a different path to achieving a certain goal. Perhaps Joe Rogan has somehow developed some patterns from his own experience. Some people have very good intuition and can understand how to deal with people. Others must learn this from a variety of sources. Do you think proper practice can help people be less introverted? :)
2. Many times. Often, after many tries, I can't find the other side. Sometimes it happens that these are people I meet at an unexpected moment in my life, and I haven't seen them for a long time. If these are people with whom I have not had close relationships, it is a big problem to find a topic with them. Mostly in these situations, I take out my phone and pretend that I am doing something important.
3. It depends on the situation. It is often because we don't know the person well. We don't know how he will react to a given topic. Sometimes the other person just doesn't want to talk to us. It is often a lack of understanding between two people. There are many dependencies that make the conversation awkward.
4.I think they will be very useful. In the next situation when the conversation becomes awkward, I will use one of these tips.
2. Of course it happened to me, many times. Sometimes, when I have a really bad day or just being upset, it is hard to have nice small talk. But I am curious of people and I ask a lot of questions so nobody can feel boring while speaking with me. I also try to be honest, smile more and show person that I am listening, for example by repeating what he/she said. I also look in my mind for a connection between me and other person while his/her speech. So I may say I know some of tips which was counted in the video.
3. I think conversation with some people may be awkward because of several issues. I guess different sense of humor may be disturbing. Also big differences in personality between interlocutors doesn’t help. I think those two reasons which I mentioned are the worst. Sometimes the history between people may put them in awkward conversation, like, people after break up talking about their new relationships. They probably have similar sense of humor and used to love each other, but recent situation based on their history create such awkwardness. It may also happened to old friends and colleagues.
4. Yes. For sure it may be helpfull. I guess I’m gonna try to remember those advices to avoid future unconfortable silence. I believe that small talk practise may develop my social live for better one. I must admit that after long time of closeness I start to notice that my social abilities slowly decrease. Hope not lost it completely.
Yes, I think I am a communicative person. I have never had a problem with meeting new people or asking for something I don't know.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Yes, I often have a situation in which I do not speak to someone because of the lack of common topics. I think that not talking to someone is a better way than trying to forcefully talk to someone about anything.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
In my opinion, conversations with some people are awkward because we don't have common topics or we just have a different opinion than someone about a given topic and there is an unpleasant exchange of arguments. In such situations, it is best to talk as little as possible
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
I think that the advice in the video can be useful, but I think everyone is different and we should develop our own strategy.
2. I do not think so, when I meet people it is something new and exticing for me and the ideas for topics just flow naturally without thinking. I just want to get to know them, see their perspective and understand their positions towards many topics. I believe that when we get to know new people we can always learn something new from them, because very person has different experience, values and stories in their own life.
3. I think that the most common reason why conversations are getting awkward is because both of the sides are shy and none of them is willing to take the initiative. They think more what to say insted of actually saying it loud.
4. Personally I really liked the video and I think it might help a lot of people who struggle with starting and keeping on the conversation. I agree with the speaker that making conversations is also a skill that should be teached at schools.
Yes, I consider myself as a communicative person, almost always I know what to say and how to carry on a conversation. I think I have sufficient knowledge to talk about a lot of topics.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Yes, very rare but it happens. When it comes to meeting such a person, I always try to carry on a conversation, ask some questions, or just exchange a few words, and after that everyone minds his own business.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
Sometimes you meet people that are not so extroverted. Maybe they don't want to handle a small talk with you, or they don't know how to do it correctly. When your interlocutor isn't so talkative, you have to do something to make a conversation more fluid.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Yes, I think they could be really helpful. Talking skill is a basis of communication, so when you are a master of conversation, the world is your oyster. Relationships, friendships, business, in almost every segment of life you have to communicate with other people.
No definetely not. I am more closed person sometimes people say that they find it difficult to talk to me as I am always silent and looking serious. I am always think about what to say.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Yes it happens a lot. Usually I am just keeping silence because I think they think about something and I don't want to disturb them. I don't think that something should be done in that case, keeping silence is not always bad
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
As for me it is awkward when you don't have common topic to talk, or when I feel that my interlocutor is extrovert and talking to much and I am just listening.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Yes I think it is. I am trying to find ways to make myself be easier for smalltalks and I find this video very useful. Since I am here in Poland alone, I realised the communication is one greatest skills ones can have
1. Yes, I think I don't have many troubles with finding a topic to make small talk.
2. Well, sometimes simply the person is not in a mood for talking. Sometimes it's like you have to get over this barrier, sometimes it's better to don't even try. Not everybody is willing to talk every time and everywhere.
3. I think we are scared of the reaction of the other side. We got used to looking at our phones, not our faces. We even make this harder and harder, because now when somebody starts to talk with us, we find it strange. I often see that older people try to talk with somebody and people would just not their head or even completely ignore 2nd person which is kind of sad for me.
4. Yes, definitely. Again, thanks for sharing it. I learned a lot.
Yes, I consider myself a communicative person. My communication sills depends on who I'm talking to. Sometimes I have difficulties with establishing contact with people from the IT environment because they are often reticent.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Certainly I have been in this situation once, but I can usually talk bluntly. and I don't cause difficulties or make me uncomfortable. It's not difficult for me and it doesn't make me uncomfortable. I deal with it in such a way that I can relate to other topics fluently and I don't stick to one context. It's important to be involved in the conversation. Eye contact and a frequent smile also make a big difference.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
This happens when we bring up an embarrassing topic or the interlocutor is very shy. It's very often awkward when we meet a girl or boy who we like very much and then we feel a bit awkward because we don't want to present ourselves from the wrong side.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Absolutely! We, Polish, especially need this knowledge because as a nation we are not very talkative. It's worth working on it and our well-being and people around will be much better.
I do consider myself a communicative person. I enjoy being around my friends, meeting new people and creating new memories.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
It probably has happened to everyone and it might happen again. However, more often it is not because of my attitude, some people just do not want to get involved in small talks. You can try a few times to start the conversation, but if other person is moody or not willing to discuss any topic you should not try endlessly.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
Some of the conversations are awkward, because you really do not know the background of the person. Sometimes a silly joke in the beginning or a complement can impact the whole conversation negatively. Unfortunately, it is quite difficult to escape the weirdness and to move on from this particular moment.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Some of the advices might be helpful if the conversation is not going in good direction. However, if somebody in the conversation is in the bad mood or is going through something terrible in his/her life it is really difficult to start an easy small chat.
It think i do. Im not the best talker in the world thats for sure but im trying to work on that if only someone isnt very quiet and dosent talk be back i can talk to anybody.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
It sometimes happens. its usually because someone who im trying to talk to is very quiet maybe introvertical where i cant find any subjects to make him talk to. In this type of situations im trying to talk as much and describe myself and some different situations but in the long term when someone dosent talk back im starting to feel tired of this type of conversations.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
Maybe because people are different from each other and sometimes they dont have the same vibe and doesnt have such skills as the speaker from the podcast that was shown and they doesnt know these tricks and thats what lead to boring conversations.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Yes. I vary do think that way. As i find out i have done myself some of the tricks such as changing subjects when i dont feel what someone is talking about is interesting or i dont know much about the subject. For example the advice about the compimant should be very helpfull in the future and whole intro to small talk after that.
Yeah, at least im trying to be. I often ask people what they were up to or how are they doing. People are usually selfish and love to talk about themselves, that is why these kind of questions are great to making a small talk.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
It happens sometimes. And when it does I'm simply trying to find any sort of topic he/she might be interested in. If it fails, there is nothing bad to showing them a funny meme to loosen up the atmosphere.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
Not everyone is extrovert and some people just don't want to talk. If you force them to it, it simply gets awkward. Some people are not good in human relations and what they consider as a good talk might actually be the exact opposite. It's all about finding similar minds and not overdoing it with the opposites.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Every piece of advice can be useful, it's up to use either we use it to our advantage or not. The part about compliments is really important and should be taken into consideration.
Strategies presented in the video can be quite helpful. I would sum it up as follows: make your interlocutor feel good, show him that you are curious about him and change the subject when you have nothing to say. If someone is willing to talk to me, we can have a good conversation.
2.Occasionally when talking with total strangers at a party e.g. and seemingly there is no common area of interest we share I might get a little bogged down in the conversation. I've yet to come up with a universal and elegant solution to this dilemma, but so far inviting your interlocutor to come to a larger group, where it's easier to come up with a mutual topic, or making an excuse and leaving the conversation have worked at least to some extent for me.
3.In my opinion it comes down to how good each party is at making small talk and the breadth of their knowledge. In situations when someone is good at neither of these things, it can be hard to make a non-one-sided conversation, even if you excel at both of them.
4.Certainly! I think most of us can get better in at least one of the areas listed and for me, it's most of them. I also really appreciated that each hint/tip was associated with a real-life example of it used in practice. I've heard of Joe Rogan before, but never had the incentive to watch some of his shows. I'll do now for sure :)
Well, I try to be a communicative person but I don't always feel like it so it just depends on my mood and humor.
It's good to be communicative because then you can make new friends that may come in handy one day. I think it is especially important if you manage your own business and want your company to develop constantly
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
I think it's normal for someone not to feel like small talk, so yeah, it happens a lot.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
I think the awkwardness between people comes from two people not being able to sense each other. Therefore, if you are an open person and you also have contact with an open person, you immediately know what you can afford.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Of course, this video can be useful because it shows a couple of things to keep the conversation going. It is important that something like this becomes a habit, so it is worth practicing and not just knowing about it
A very interesting observation regarding accidental entry into topics that may torment the interlocutor at present. I myself once asked a friend who his dad was. It turned out that he had died a few days earlier, which I didn't know, and it created a very strange atmosphere. Fortunately, we managed to unscrew it somehow, but it's not always that easy. It is worth learning how to recover from such situations.
Everyone should build their own strategy, but it is worth building it on the basis of other people's strategies. First I'll take some strategy from this person, then from this person and see what I can do with it :)
I think that is a good observation. During the conversation, you can't think too much about the conversation, you just have to talk and not be afraid to talk. The topics will emerge by themselves if we somehow try to get the conversation going.
What do you think, are people in Poland more communicative than in your country? What are the differences in communication you see? Could this advice be useful for both cultures?
I also noticed it. Poles seem to be withdrawn from some social interactions. When we were abroad, my friends were absolutely unable to do small talks with the natives who wanted to establish a short dialogue with us. Do you have any idea what this could be the result of?
Do you think these are skills that can be developed? Could someone who is a really poor interlocutor become an excellent dialogue companion?
What do you think, what compliments can and cannot be given to different people, taking into account their gender or age?
I am also in situations where I do not really know what to say, but I try. I feel tense then, but I've noticed that my friends find me a very communicative person. Sometimes what we feel about a conversation may be very different to other people. If you had the skills to run a podcast as a way to earn money, would you be interested?
I had heard of something like podcasts but didn't realize how interesting they were until I started watching them. Are you watching them? Do you have your favorite podcast hosts?
How can such skills be practiced? Is it better to try to implement them yourself in conversations and evaluate? Or do we need some kind of mentor?
I think so. I don't have any problem to talk with anyone. Doesn't matter if he is stranger or not. Anyway in my opinion it very much depends on mood. For example if you have bad day or you are in place where you don't want to be but you have to - the conversation will look diferent.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Right now i can only imagine conversations with one proffesor on pjatk that was really hard to talk with. Maybe it is a little bit caused of online communications but i think this person is just specific. I couldn't deal with it in any way.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
I think it depends of many things. If someone feels bad because of headache, sunshine or something else he will feel awkward and it will be felt in the conversation. Maybe it will be cause because of your relationship with the other person etc.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
I think so. There is a lot of good advice for people which have problems with that.
Of course, there are times when you can't really talk to someone. The reasons may be different and it influences how I deal with it. For example, if someone is a very busy person, instead of talking about something irrelevant, I have to get straight to the point. When someone is sad or angry, sometimes it's wrong to force them to talk. You have to let go and give someone space.
Probably each of us has participated in an awkward conversation more than once. The conversation takes on this character after someone says something inappropriate or it happened during the previous conversation and you're afraid it'll happen again. For me, the most awkward conversations are when I don't like someone very much, and yet talk for a while it’s something you need to do.
I really liked how the advice was presented in the video. They aren't only named, but also showed how to do it. We know that people will respond better to talking to us if we give them a compliment or laugh. I like the advice about a smooth change of subject and how the interlocutors thanks to that gain a few minutes of conversation interesting for both sides.
I can understand your point of view. Also, I don't like to talk about crap sometimes. However, with many people you can establish good relations precisely by talking about nothing. Unfortunately, sometimes you have to force yourself to talk about just anything :)
Yes, I do. I have no problem with making new friends and I almost always manage to find a common topic to talk to.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
I do not like situations like this. In such situations, I always refer to well-known topics such as work, weather, etc.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
With some people it's just hard to find a common topic to talk to. Such a situation is very easy to sense and both sides feel awkward.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Yes, I do, I find them useful and maybe in the future I will have the opportunity to try them out.
Yes I do. Most of the times I don't feel like having a problem starting a conversation with a stranger or other person. It might feel a bit awkward but I think it is completely natural if you don't know someone. I used to have that problem when I was younger but I think nowadays I am not as shy as I used to be back then.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Yes it happens from time to time and I deal with it by just not talking to that person unless I don't really need to. When I was young it was far more often that you needed to talk to some stranger in class but today when I am grown up person I don't have many situations like that.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
I think it is just natural. If you don't know a person, what he or she likes you don't know what topic would you potentially discuss.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
Yes. I appreciate that all the suggestions where also shown in the video. That might give a bit of insight to someone that really needs these tips.
Yes I did, and that was awful, when you both sitting and don’t know what to talk about, after few questions which finished with “yes” or “no” answers, of course, I tried to continue the conversation but as far I went I felt less comfortable with every single question.
I guess somebody just needs time to open for me, and this is also OK, everybody of us could have a bad experience in the past and now they just won't make another mistake, so it’s a normal situation that we need to show that we are people who deserve confidence.
100% yes, I will use a few of advice, just to try how does it works, maybe this advice will help me to keep more new contacts which will be useful in the future.
I really don't, and I have a hard time starting a conversation even with someone that I know for a short time.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
I try my best to have a conversation, but it doesn't always work out and if I'm distracted and thinking about something else I just can't commit to it and I can't focus on keeping the conversation going. I've tried to do the mirroring method that was mentioned in the video, but it's not helpful if I can't come up with an idea for a new topic.
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
In my opinion, we can't really judge people on their ability to start a chat, because we might meet them at a time when they're not able to engage in the discussion. From my experience, even the ones that are awkward to talk to at first turn out to be very interesting people to talk to.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
The advice about laughing made me curious if it actually works, and I hope to test it out next time I have an opportunity to have small talk. I do have a habit of laughing easily, but a downturn of this is that I also laugh at awkward and inappropriate moments and makes me feel bad.
I consider myself a communicative person because I enjoy being around other people and I enjoy talking to them, but I usually catch a common language with everyone and we have a lot of topics to cover. I find it a bit awkward to start chatting with a stranger but still relatively easy.
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Of course, there are times when I cannot talk to another person. These are such situations as illness, dealing with important matters, or simply a multitude of duties. Then I try to call people close to me and keep in touch with them by phone or e-mail.
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Conversations with some people are awkward because everyone is on a different level of communication. Some are very communicative and even talking to strangers is not a problem for them, but others may have a problem with that. Conversation can be awkward especially when it is with a stranger or with someone we know very little. A person who is not communicative may feel awkward during such a conversation, as if he is cornered, which can also translate into the person he is talking to. You have to remember in such situations not to put pressure on the person who has trouble talking.
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I believe that the advice can be helpful, although behavior such as laughter or mirror image is not always a good solution, because sometimes an ignored person may perceive our laughter as a mockery or simply feel worse because he will find it not very funny and will be sorry. Coming to the bottom line, I think it just depends on the situation we are in at the moment, we have to be careful not to offend anyone and at the same time give that person enough attention, which is not easy and requires commitment.
I think i’m not very communicative person. I mean at some point I am, but it depends on my mood mostly. I do not find it difficult to have a small talk with somebody, but I also do not think that it’s needed all the time.
2. Do you happen to be in situations where you cannot have small talk with another person? If so, how do you deal with it?
Yes, it can happen sometimes. As I said before, I think it’s important to ask yourself, if this small talk is something that I really need and want right now? It may occure that you just do not really in a mood to talk to somebody. So why force yourself?
3. Why are conversations with some people awkward? What's your opinion on the subject?
Maybe you just do not have anything in common, or you just do not know each other well. For me it takes time to know somebody and to build a good relationship, so we can have long and interesting conversations.
4. Do you think pieces of advice presented in this video might be helpful?
I think yes, especially when you need to have a good connection with somebody you barely know, this might be useful. Also if you have your own business, you might also want to communicate with your employees successfully.