Talk Forever: How to Never Run Out of Things to Say

What happens when you’re in a conversation and there’s that awkward silence. You've RUN OUT of things to say now neither of you are talking? Happens at work, on a date, in an interview or small talk at check out line - here is how to NEVER run out of things to say.

[AllDesignOnMe]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I'M AN INTROVERT AND THIS IS PURE GOLD FOR ME!!

[an]

I'm fine with coming up with questions, it's just difficult when I'm supposed to say something interesting without turning it back on them.

[samislam]

The best thing I like in this video is you're giving real-world examples

[dbsven]

Good points here. One thing that also makes conversation difficult is "interest" by the people in the conversation. If one person is less interested in having the conversation, it's not going to go well. If your taking to someone that isn't really "into" taking to you, you are going to get a lot of one word answers and no questions back. If it turns into a straight up bad job interview kind of conversation, then the other person losses interest also. Maybe a video on how to spark "interest" amongst the 2 people would be helpful.

[theneedforspeeder]

All people are different, some will just give a cold off answer, not because they don’t care but because they’re like that. Nothing wrong with silence. Had to drive and just asked a couple of questions. Have some friends that just talk a lot and make my life easier since I can listen for hours

[simongeorge]

That makes so much sense, I often find it talking one on one, yet when I'm with friends, we stop and look at where a conversation started and where it ended up and you can see the spread from the jump off points.

[anotparticularlynotableguy]

Me, an autistic introvert, feeling like an alien because i need to research how to talk to people:

[warsilver]

Thank you, this helps a lot for an introvert like myself who is frustrated when conversations seem to just stop.

[madelinel]

An awesome strategy for helping with my social anxiety! I know I've always been told "just keep talking" but that obviously doesn't help. This is good, specific advice that I'll definitely be using

[MirzaBorogovac]

My philosophy is the opposite: don't talk unless you have something to say. I am fine with silence.

Also, a very important skill to learn is listening skill. In order to be a good listener, last thing you want to do, is think of what you are going to say next while the other person is taking. Instead, try and understand what someone is trying to communicate and why. If someone tells you that Seattle is too crowded because of tech workers, why are they saying that? Maybe, for example, they are under a lot of stress, they ran into heavy traffic on their commute, and they blame it on overcrowding. Or maybe they can't afford the rent. As a listener, you are trying to get to this underlying reason of why someone is telling you something.

And people really appreciate good listeners. Everybody wants an audience.

Finally, when you listen, you receive information, and when you talk you give away information. Think about that for a second.

[johannacallaghan]

love this series helps my anxiety over public events thanks clark

[rezuyjz]

1- Get the three main topics and do all over again.
2- Get curious

[myplaylist]

“Why do you want to be healthier?” great jump off point

[PrimPursuits]

Really interesting way to see a conversation Clark. This is a great tips I really didn't think of that, thanks for sharing!

[annetterichards]

I spend 99% of the time listening to other people do all of the talking and I want to actually learn how to dominate a conversation and for a change, subject people to my incessant chatter for once. Being an introvert has its disadvantages.

[baq]

This was one of the most helpful and underrated videos ive ever seen. I just talked to my co-worker and “practiced” on him, it went really smooth. Thank you! Im curious to see how it goes with people i dont or barely know.

[ragequitter]

Best video about ‘never running out of things to say’ I’ve seen so far. This is a quick hack to get us more confident until we can do it without thinking. Thanks!!!

[annegaelle]

That's helpful ! But I don't enjoy endless conversations either, it's tiring for an introvert. Let's talk and then let me enjoy the silence or let's hang out comfortable in silence together. Doesn't have to be a 24h talk

[Haileyrodriguez]

This is the most brightest video i have ever came across thx for showing us out of all the vdeos i watched yours made me really get it.

[CoDGoldenAge]

Great topic, exactly what I needed. I'll put it to use from now on.