The document provides tips for making small talk and having good conversations. It advises looking for clues about others' interests and using good listening skills like making eye contact, nodding, and asking follow up questions. Both parties should take turns speaking without oversharing personal details. Off-topic subjects to avoid include religion, politics, illness, and personal information. The goal is to find common interests and get to know others at a surface level without delving too deeply.

1. Or the 1 st step to good conversation skills Small Talk, anyone?

2. What Is Small Talk?

3. What Is Small Talk?

4. Let’s get to know each other better!

5. What do you mean?

6. Find out what the other person’s interests are.

7. Do you have things in common?

8. What should I do?

9. Do Look at the other person

10. Do you see any clues about their interests?

11. ?

16. Do Use good listening skills: Look Nod Uh-huh Really? And then what?

17. Do

18. Are they being good listeners?

19. Don’t

20. Don’t do this

21. Do

22. Do

23. Take Turns Talking

24. Take turns like this: Do you have any pets? Yes I have a dog and a cat? How about you? Do you have pets? My friends are doing a great job of getting to know each other!

25. Don’t

26. ?

27. Stay away from some subjects Religion Politics Death Illness Personal information

28. What is the problem here? … then, when I was 4 my grandmother was sick so we moved to this city and then my 2 nd sister was born and then two years later my 3 rd sister was born. It was a difficult for my mother. I don’t remember, but that is what my parents say… I was hoping for brothers but… All I asked was whether he had any brothers or sisters! T. M. I.

29. What is the problem here?

30. Is that spinach between her teeth?

31. How much do you get paid at your job? ?

32. How about this? Hey, I like your style. What is your address?

33. How about this? Hey, I like your style. Do you live around here?

34. Good Topics? Weather School Work Hobbies Movies Good Topics !

35. By Judy Johnson Manchester High School