How the Hell Do People Make Small Talk?
Awkwardly. But we have one life-altering suggestion: Ask questions. And lots of them. Not questions that can be answered with a “yes” or a “no.” Then, keep going with follow-up questions; a Harvard Business School study, which analyzed both online and face-to-face interactions among strangers, found a consistent link between asking questions and your perceived likeability. How do you like us now?
