What are Some Good Conversation Starters?

‘Hi. How are you?’

Syed
Everything Unorthodox

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That is a really amazing question. It all starts from somewhere and where it starts is the most important part of the conversation.

But before I even give you any conversation starters, I want to talk about conversations themselves. According to recent research, we tend not to talk to strangers because we assume we will not have enough to talk about or they will eventually get bored.

In that research, strangers were kept in experimental scenarios in pairs. After each interval, they were asked to describe how the conversation was going.

The participants said they were enjoying their conversations but still had the fear that they might soon run out of things to say or their speaking partner might lose interest.

As we can see from the study, these are all fears we assume ourselves. So, the first step you need to keep in mind is to not assume anything.

Second, let’s talk about how you will start that conversation.

  • The Best Starter. Wanna know what the best conversation starter is? Just a simple ‘Hi’ and ‘How are you?’. I am not kidding. I am being 100% serious. In another study, most of the women stated the best way a guy could approach them was just a simple Hey rather than a creepy pickup…

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