How to turn small talk into smart conversation

FeetForBrains:

This has the potential to revolutionize dialogue too. I’m re-blogging because I want to refer to this in the future.

Originally posted on ideas.ted.com:

Tips from a comedian and a journalist onthe art of going from small talk to big ideas — all summer long.

Imagine almost any situation where two or more people are gathered—a wedding reception, a job interview, two off-duty cops hanging out in a Jacuzzi.

What do these situations have in common? Almost all of them involve people tryin...