Whether you’re waiting to pick up your kid after soccer, killing time until that last meeting participant shows up, or kicking off a job interview, small talk is a ubiquitous feature of modern life, but it’s not necessarily one most of us enjoy very much.

Even as you smile through another banal chat about the weather “Sure is hot!”, you’re probably silently thinking about the lameness of the exchange while frantically searching for the next bland question to fill the silence. Is this just the unalterable nature of small talk or is there a better way?

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