A quick back and forth with the cashier at the grocery store. A friendly hello to someone on the elevator. A laugh with a taxi driver. These are all examples of "small talk." Some of us live for small ...

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. Your conversation partner ...

To the editor — Is conversation a dying art? I have always enjoyed lighthearted conversation with strangers in waiting rooms, in lines, on social media, etc. But more and more frequently, someone ...

Often relegated to the status of useless chatter, small talk is once again at the heart of debates about our social well-being. Beneath the veneer of triviality, this form of exchange is actually an ...

TV household found refuge from Covid and hard political times in old, long-running American television programs, like “Gunsmoke” and “Perry Mason,” and the BBC’s Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries.

Small talk is a bit of a misnomer. While it's defined as polite conversation about unimportant matters, it's an important social lubricant that can bring you big benefits - particularly at the ...

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None of us can deny the fact that small talk is a significant part of our lives. It's the conversation that we all have at least 10 times every day — it begins with a conversation starter but turns ...

Earlier this year, Casey Wilson and Jessica St. Clair put together an audio book called The Art of Small Talk. Think of it as a guide on... Small talk with Jessica St. Clair and Casey Wilson A quick ...