Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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Seinfeld made a whole show about conversing about nothing.
It's not that they aren't talking about nothing. They are usually talking about what is happening in the world, other people's lives, their own lives.
Usually a good conversationalist is well read on several topics so that they can converse on just about anything at great length. The other part of the equation is even if you have a topic to speak about, do you want to actually talk to people? My best friend is very intelligent we have great conversations, but he doesn't like talking to strangers.
My old job required me to roam around the building and talk to everyone. Everyone from the janitors to the President of the company. I had to ebb and flow and be ON all the time. It wasn't hard, just sometimes I didn't want to be ON, but that was part of my job. Things I'd talk about, upcoming events, projects, issues, current events in the news, current events in the other person's life.
I'd take in clues from their desks like pictures of animals, babies, locations.
The best converstationalists will tell you the easiest way to converse with someone is to get them to talk about themselves.
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