You feel like you’ve become a total idiot because your mind has become totally blank. You can barely even remember your own name at this point, let alone an appropriate thing to talk about.
You’re not alone if you’ve been in this situation before. And I can understand that you want to prevent this from happening to you again, especially if you’re talking to a person who you like. I’ve put together this cheat sheet of 50 interesting conversation topics you can use at any time to rekindle the conversation, even if you feel it start to go downhill.
Other people do love talking about themselves, but you have to contribute to the conversation, too.
Their coworkers are also some of the people they spend the most time interacting with.
However, be warned: for Many of the most memorable experiences in people’s lives came from traveling.
I’ve also put them into groups to make it easier for you: If you find out what a person’s hobbies are, you instantly know a lot more about them.
Hobbies are things people do without being paid to, just because they enjoy them.
and hundreds of people sat listening with riveted attention.
So the lesson here is: WHAT you talk about doesn’t always have to be incredibly interesting.
After all, people do spend several hours a day at these places.
And their work or school are often related to an area they’re very passionate about.
In other situations you’ll want past stories to come up more spontaneously, as they relate to whatever topic is being talked about. Instead of racking the inside of your brain searching for something to say…