Increased daily happiness: Research shows that “simple social interactions,” such as engaging in conversation with strangers ...

Small talk has a bad reputation. People roll their eyes at it and see it as a dreaded necessity that they need to get out of ...

Charles Duhigg, author of "The Power of Habit," argues that small talk isn't an innate skill, but rather a learned behavior that can be studied and crafted to perfectly suit any situation — whether ...

Small talk gets a bad rap for being inane and superficial, but it can open up chances to form unexpected bonds ...

An evening out on the town with my closest friends — I love the promise of a night out. Maybe I’ll meet someone or learn something that could alter the trajectory of my life. And what a promise that ...

While the chatty extroverts work the room discussing weekend plans and weather patterns, the quiet observers among us might ...

I spent much of last weekend engaging in small talk, a social task I sometimes find a laborious activity. Maybe that’s just me. Still, last weekend was the Labor Day holiday, so I suppose I should ...

Conversations, whether at holiday parties or other times of the year, don’t have to be awkward. (Getty Images) Between holiday dinners with relatives you haven’t heard from all year, office parties ...

I have a job in retail where I talk to many customers each day. I have gotten my conversational skills to the point that I talk to others I encounter in the community outside of work. I am interested ...

I believe we’re all just one conversation away from our next breakthrough. While technology has revolutionized how we learn and connect—allowing us to absorb information via Zoom or online ...

We’ve all been there. Whether it’s checking out at a store or trying to lull the awkwardness when meeting someone new, small talk has been used by all of us. For some people, having these little ...