Ever had a moment where you're talking to someone and suddenly can't think of what to say next? It can be awkward. Small talk is the side salad of conversation: often overlooked, occasionally soggy, ...

You walk into the conference networking event, feeling alone, aware of the steady chatter throughout the room. You look to find someone you might know, you sense your breath growing faster and you ...

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If there's one thing that can divide people's opinions, it's small talk. Many individuals can't stand engaging in small talk and find it unnecessary, while others insist that it's vital to get to know ...

For some people, having to make small talk is a uniquely horrifying mode of torment. If this is true for you, it’s likely that you can recall in grim detail your last attempts to find a way to make ...

Scientists have discovered that the physical exhaustion you feel during small talk isn't introversion—it's your brain literally treating casual conversation like a complex foreign language it ...