Let’s have deeper, more meaningful conversations beyond small talk!
What questions/topics should I avoid asking first?
- How long have you lived here?
- Where are you from?
- Why did you move here?
- What is your job?
If these questions come up in your conversation — it is not a problem, BUT try to avoid asking these questions first.
So what should I talk about then?
Here are some ideas:
https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/36_questions_for_increasing_closeness
https://www.rtl.de/cms/die-20-besten-fragen-zum-kennenlernen-4998242.html
The idea is to have deeper, more interesting conversations and really listen to the person you are talking with.
See you Friday!