How to Master Small Talk (And Make It Interesting!)

How's the weather? What about the traffic? If you constantly get asked these same-old BORING questions, have no fear! I learned to take any small talk conversation and instantly make it interesting. And the best part is I now look forward to EVERY time someone asks me about the weather!

00:00 Intro
00:46 Small Talk Traps (People School Sneak Peek)
02:55 Small Talk Ideas
03:45 Interesting facts to go with your small talk

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[BellaCarmen]

I am literally binge watching your videos Vanessa! I left Netflix for you! Your content helped me to be more confident making videos. Thank you!

[ScienceOfPeople]

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[boxingfit]

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[beaubreau]

Portland weather is pretty amazing. The 1 thing I do not like is the sun setting so early in the winter. We actually only get a little more rain than super dry places like Texas. We think of Portland and Seattle as places that just constantly rain. I suppose when comparing to places like California this would be true it is just that we are not actually that far off from other areas. The difference here is that is rains more often but significantly less throughout the day. We may get a light rain in the morning and then it usually clears up in the afternoon. In Texas for example, we will have super dry summers 100 degrees nearly every day and then right when we start getting into barrable weather it is pouring down rain. It is not often you get a day in the 70s or below that isn't raining. It is one of the absolute worst places I have lived in terms of weather. I just never went outside ever - you just go from 1 air conditioned place to the next.

[aliciaprobably]

I’m in Montana & I used to be terribly bored with conversations about the weather when I first moved here ~ It took me a while to understand that weather is peoples livelihood ~ farming is completely dependent upon the weather so I’ve become accustomed to it! 🎈

[bizonc]

One thing I don’t do: small talk. Doesn’t have to be “deep” but there is too many interesting topics in life and limited time. Being mentally tired is only good time for small talk.

[IsaacJoshi]

People like to talk down on small talk but it's so important for creating rapport :)

[rocking]

Thanks Vanessa. Please do a follow-on on transitioning from small talk to more deep stuff, thank you!

[CPRforyourSocialLife]

You know, even FRIENDS do small talk! That's how to take the temperature of what's going on with people right now, and explore which topics might lead to a deeper conversation. Thanks for this Vanessa!

[jamiefernandez]

Stranger: Man, this traffic today is nuts!
Me: Did you know a left blinker is used more than a right blinker😐

[GlimmerBelle]

Nice! People here always go on about traffic as well and that was a good example of how to pivot the conversation to something more interesting. The other two categories that people I currently work with love to go on about is sports and kids. I have zero interest in sports and no kids so I often feel excluded. Sometimes I have luck with changing the subject, but especially with kids, someone always yanks the subject back to their kids like it’s a contest lol.

[markthomas]

Hearing Vanessa Van Edwards talk about communication especially non-verbal is like listening to Deepak Chopra talk about quantum physics. I'm sure most people following this channel will see this as a huge compliment being that they most likely binge on Deepak's videos.

[Kjones]

You're right about having shallow conversations, we become a lot less tolerant to them the older we get. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[franziskalang]

Thank you so much! I`m sure this will help me a lot in future conversations with my husband and his friends. They are ALWAYS talking about cars, the most boring topic on earth. So, I will be prepared for the next time.

[reginaldwilcox]

Kudos for Scott knowing that fun fact about merging lanes later so all lanes are utilized to the fullest. I figured that out early in life myself!

[GamingInstincts]

Everytime i see your thumbnails. Your face reminds me of a Disney princess. Bubbly, sweet and energetic. Its great! Lol.

[shynessbreakthroughcommuni]

Love it Vanessa! That's so true that when we learn a little bit more about a topic, it can add so much color and fun to the conversation!

[beverlypasco]

This is good! In Arizona we can make small talk about scorpions, Weather especially monsoons go on for hours!😂😂 How to make small talk interesting that is the question of the century! This is great! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[leeboriack]

Vanessa, please do a series of 90 minute talks about traffic. Ha ha ha

[johannalfredyoung]

Your energy exudes😊watching here in the Philippines, which by the way the traffic is definitely is part of our daily conversation 😉