How to Start a Conversation with Someone in Everyday Life?
👋🏽 It might seem like an easy question, but for a lot of us it can be nerve-wracking. From work to dating to socializing, there is also the environment and relationship type to take into account.
🙌🏽Having a go-to formula for starting conversation is actually the best way to calm your nerves. Once you have the formula, the rest is easy because you're just basing your responses off of what the OTHER person says. 😅 Know that you don't have to be clever or funny or super enthusiastic. Here's the formula:
1) BE CURIOUS: Ask a mindful/sincere question
2) ENGAGE: Ask a follow-up question
3) CONNECT: Reply & share a little bit about yourself so it relates directly to what they said
🤓Starting a conversation by first asking a question demonstrates that you're friendly and open to social interaction.
Note that you don’t want to ask too many questions in a row or talk too much about yourself. So how do you find the balance?
🔄You want to make the conversation go back and forth. They talk a little bit about themselves, you talk about yourself, then let them talk again, and back and forth.
👏And when you mix questions with sharing about yourself, you'll add in the perfect recipe for a conversation that flows naturally.