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Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. In essence, it is polite and standard conversation about unimportant things.
The phenomenon of small talk was initially studied in 1923 by Bronisław Malinowski in his essay "The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages", who coined the term "phatic communication" to describe it. The ability to conduct small talk is a social skill.
Credit: Wikipedia - small_talkBreaking the Habit of Smalltalk | Omid Scheybani | TEDxKish Posts where this video is embedded Make Big Talk Make big talk not small talkVideos: Omid ScheybaniBreaking the Habit of Smalltalk Omid Scheybani, 2015Tags: big talk (11) | small talk (9)Google Web Search Photo Credits: Gerd Altmann (CC0 1.0)This page is part of a blook on Conversational Leadership. … Continue reading Breaking the Habit of Smalltalk Omid Scheybani, 2015
How To Skip the Small Talk & Connect With Anyone | Kalina Silverman | TEDxWestminsterCollege Posts where this video is embedded Make Big Talk Make big talk not small talkPosts: Kalina SilvermanMake Big Talk Make big talk not small talkVideos: Kalina SilvermanHow to Skip the Small Talk and Connect with Anyone Kalina Silverman, February 2016Tags: big … Continue reading How to Skip the Small Talk and Connect with Anyone Kalina Silverman, February 2016
Small Talk – polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters. Big talk – deep, meaningful conversation that helps you get to know other people better. Credit: David Gurteen Source: Big Talk: Make big talk not small talkPeople: David GurteenDavid Gurteen Keynote speaker, writer and conversational facilitatorBooks: David GurteenLeading Issues in Social Knowledge Management by David … Continue reading Small Talk, Big Talk David Gurteen
Conversation is the single greatest learning tool in your organization — more important than computers or sophisticated research. As a society, we know the art of small talk; we can talk about how the Red Sox are doing or where we went on vacation. But when we face contentious issues — when there are feelings … Continue reading Conversation Is the Single Greatest Learning Tool in Your Organization William O’Brien
Talk More: How do you start to practice Conversational Leadership? That’s easy. Start talking. Talk more! Talk more An essential aspect of Conversational Leadership is to talk more, but of course, it is far more than that. By talking more, I don’t mean talking at people but talking with people, which means conversations. I am also … Continue reading Talk More The essence of Conversational Leadership is to talk with people more
Talk with strangers: As a child, we are taught not to talk with strangers, and as a 4-year-old with little experience of the world, this is sound advice. As an adult, however, talking with strangers can be rewarding. But why and how should you do it? Why you should talk with strangers One of the … Continue reading Talk with Strangers Why and how should you talk with strangers?
Make Big talk: We are all familiar with small talk. But what’s big talk? No, not boasting, bragging, or talking big, but big talk — deep, genuine, meaningful conversations. What is big talk? Let me start by acknowledging and crediting Kalina Silverman, her Make Big Talk movement, and the term big talk. Big talk usually … Continue reading Make Big Talk Make big talk not small talk
Some years ago, I attended one of Theodore Zeldin’s Conversation Dinners in Oxford. It was a fascinating experience. We sat in pairs, our partner had already been selected, and as well as the dinner menu we were given a ‘conversation menu’ by Theodore. For each course, there were several questions about ourselves we could choose … Continue reading Intimate Conversations Conversations with strangers
Imagine having dinner with a stranger. In addition to the food menu, you have a conversation menu with stimulating, thought-provoking topics to discuss with each course — a conversation dinner. The idea of the Conversation Dinner comes from the work of the historian, philosopher, and conversationalist Theodore Zeldin, founder of The Oxford Muse. The Process Conversation … Continue reading Theodore Zeldin’s Conversation Dinners Dinner and a stimulating conversation with a stranger
