So, want to know their secret? Here are 8 phrases that people who are excellent at small talk often use. These aren’t just ...

Like it or loathe it, small talk is an art form, and one we desperately need to master. Luckily for us Brits, we have a not-so-secret weapon in the small talk arsenal – the weather.

the art of elegantly starting, sustaining and stopping a discussion takes study and practice. Elizabeth Bernstein joins Lunch Break to explain why experts say small talk is actually a big deal.

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It’s nothing that matters much, but you’ve suddenly found yourself participating in small talk. Some people might dread the seemingly insignificant conversation or think it’s not worth their ...

[Listen: Best of How To: Make small talk] Arguably ... Wood Brooks (no relation), whose new book, Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves, follows decades of research ...

“Some people are born with the gift of the gab,” explains Debra Fine, author of The Fine Art of Small Talk, “but the rest of us need to learn the skills if we seek success as good ...