17 Extroverts Share Their Secrets to Making Small Talk

by Irvi Torremoro

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Just relax. Most people aren’t evil/horrible/out to get you. Just bring up common things, sports, movies, music, bound to find something you can talk about.

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I like people. I sincerely do and I have this weird habit of keeping track of what percentage of the conversation is all about them. Coincidentally, I’m in sales and find that 80/20 is the magic balance. They really need to talk about 4 times as much as I do, but I have to get enough in to make them feel like they know me pretty well.

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Stay up to date with news and current events and people will think your intelligence has doubled.

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.