Great Answers to Small Talk Questions in English | English Conversation Practice

Learn how to give great answers to small talk questions in English. You already have good questions to ask. But how should you respond to common small talk questions? What do other people expect you to say? How much is too much? And what is not enough?

Learn to have better small talk in English with simple strategies to structure great answers.

Whether you’re having a casual English conversation with a neighbor or engaging in chit chat at work, this lesson will help you gain true confidence in your English conversation skills.

From start to finish, in this English small talk lesson you’ll learn:

- What is expected of you in an English small talk conversation
- What small talk is and what it is not
- What is too much and what is not enough in a small talk conversation
- How many details you should share in small talk
- How to identify details to share so you don’t feel stuck

Along the way I’ll include example answers to common social small talk questions — the same questions I include in my lesson on social small talk (see link below).

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro to small talk in English
02:19 - 3 Key considerations for English small talk
03:27 - What is small talk in English (and what it isn’t)
05:20 - What is expected of you in an English small talk conversation
06:55 - Example answer to social small talk question
08:50 - How much information should you share in answering small talk questions
10:40 - Guidelines for what to share in a small talk conversation
12:50 - Example answers to small talk questions
17:00 - How to bring a small talk conversation to a polite close
19:30 - How to get ideas of what to say so you don’t feel stuck
22:52 - Summary of English small talk lesson

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