I used to dread the gap. The moment at a party, a work event, a dinner where you’ve just met someone and the first obvious question has been asked and answered, and now there’s a small silence that ...

But when you get it right, conversation and connection can spark. Conversations play an essential role in our well-being.

Have you ever met someone new and felt like the two of you just “clicked.” We “hit it off” is how you might describe the encounter, marveling at how the conversation just flowed even though the two of ...

Don’t sweat it if you’re not good at remembering things, including names. “A person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language,” Dale Carnegie wrote in his 1937 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. You probably already know that a significant portion of our daily interactions involves small talk.

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. I’ll admit it: for years, I was terrible at small talk. As the quieter brother growing up, I’d watch people ...

(CNN) — You’re standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. “Hello, how are you?” the stranger greets you. “Good, and you?” might be your response. Other WRAL Top ...

It's easy to say, "I'm not good at small talk" and simply try to ignore it, Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit argues that small talk isn't an innate skill, but rather a learned behavior.

Tired of small talk? Author Kalina Silverman's book, Big Talk, explores ways that we can all connect on a deeper level ...

You might be waiting for a bus or waiting for a coffee. Maybe you've just bumped into a neighbor, or an old colleague you're struggling to find conversational common ground with. But no matter ...