I love her tip on helping yourself by making others feel comfortable – that’s a trick I use myself. Another introverted author talks about how to connect to people at a conference (“a massive space with lots of people, noise, and activity”).An introverted business school professor shares “how I’ve managed to strike the balance between meeting new people – and being exposed to interesting new ideas – and not having to initiate awkward conversations”.She talks about how to find someone to talk to, and what to say once you do. The same author talks about how to survive a party (or other event) where you don’t know anybody.The author talks about she’s always been shy, why she decided to “get it under control”, and how she did it (though it’s still hard).Laura Vanderkam’s “7 ways to gracefully exit a conversation”, including having a wingman. Time management guru Laura Vanderkam shares tips learned from small-talk expert Debra Fine, who is also mentioned in this New York Times article with “3 tips to have better conversations” and this podcast Conversations with strangers almost necessarily start with small talk, but you can learn ways to enjoy these conversations more, and to turn them into something deeper.Start with this ultimate guide on “How to Make Small Talk”, full of great advice, and then check out the resource lists for these two podcasts ( 1 and 2). The Art of Manliness (which, as a woman, I prefer to think of as the Art of Living Well) has tons of great resources about how to talk to strangers.Article with TONS of useful links, with tips from what to talk about to, importantly, how to end conversations.Good luck in your adventures! NOTE: Press coverage of my research, blog posts that I have written and podcast interviews with me can be found in the Research area of the website Tips on how to talk to strangers If you find these helpful, let me know – I’d love to hear from you. If you have suggestions for further resources I should list (or any links are broken), please email me. Finally, I’ve listed some organizations that encourage people to talk to one another, and various reports that do the same. I’ve also listed some articles/projects where people document their attempts to talk to strangers, some funny articles that tap into the real trickiness that can accompany interactions, some videos, and even some articles that argue against talking to strangers. The Internet has tons of resources to help you develop your conversation skills, not to mention your confidence (it’s so nice to learn that you’re not the only one who is apprehensive about talking to strangers).
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