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These "reductive" questions can instantly make a conversation feel heavy, etiquette expert Alison Cheperdak says.

Charles Duhigg, author of "The Power of Habit," argues that small talk isn't an innate skill, but rather a learned behavior that can be studied and crafted to perfectly suit any situation — whether ...

With the purpose of small talk not being deep conversation, but rather just a means of conveying social cues, we ultimately ...

When I first started using AI chatbots, typing in questions was my preferred way of communicating. But as more tools have adopted voice support, and improved their natural language skills, I find that ...

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 ...

I grew up in a family of talkers who drove our teachers crazy. I remember sitting in my English 102 class during college with just two weeks left in the semester. My professor looked at me and said, ...