How to make any conversation dazzle? Day in and day out
we are in different situations and in order to make and start a conversation, we
fumble and we have a lot of under confidence and we're not able to basically get
that right sentence or question to start the conversation?
Ladies and gentlemen, if you struggle with that than today's lesson is for you because in today's lesson we'll look
at 36 killer conversation starters you can use with anyone and most
importantly situation specific conversation starters.
First of all, let's understand what is the aim of this lesson.
The aim is to make amazing and memorable conversations.
Now it's very easy to start the conversation but it may
not be easy to further make it memorable and at the same time amazing remember the word
dazzling conversation.
So if you want to have a conversation with somebody that is meaningful, amazing and
dazzling.
These are the conversation starters for you that we have today.
First of all allow me to mention that we will look at events specific work
or party specific calendar specific and date specific conversation
starters.
Number one conversation starter that we have for today is how do you know the host?
What is the meaning of host here?
A person who has organized the party.
So if you're at a party with somebody, you run into a stranger that you feel like talking
to because they're wearing a nice piece of jewelry or dress or
suit and you just feel like talking to them, getting to know them, why not start it with
a meaningful question which is event specific.
How do you know the host?
How do you know the person who has organized the party?
Number two is, what was the highlight of the day for you?
Well, you may choose to ask this question to somebody that you know already.
You asked them possibly in the evening, so usually people ask how is the day, but
instead of saying how is the day you make it more specific by saying what was the highlight
of the day for you?
Number three conversation starter can be, what was the highlight of your week?
Now imagine if you're waiting after the weekend, you're, you're meeting on monday morning, you
say.
So what was the highlight of the weekend?
Or if you're meeting them on friday evening, you say.
So what was the highlight of the week?
Since the week has gotten over the 3rd 4th conversation starter can
be, have you been at an event like this before?
Imagine if you're meeting somebody at an art gallery or let's say an exhibition, you
asked them so high, have you been to an event like this before?
Ask for a fashion show for that matter, asking questions like this may as well just
begin the conversation on a meaningful note and you may start having something that is
amazing and dazzling Number five, what was the high point of the
day so far?
You may use this conversation started with a colleague or with a family member and asking them
So insofar what has been the highlight of the day?
The high point, what is the high point, basically a noteworthy
situation during the day, which was different from the rest of the regular day.
Number six, has this week been busy time for you?
Basically asking was it a busy week for you?
And the person says either yes or no elaborate on it.
You asking further rhetorical question and the conversation starts.
Sometimes it's not always about having long conversations.
Sometimes it's, it's also about just filling up that silence and making sure that you
basically fill that awkward moment during the situation and ask them very
casually.
So what was the highlight of the day or the week for you having that small talk
is a very James bond character.
So if you have somebody like that, if you built that character in you, people will always feel
comfortable around you and you will become the favorite one in the room.
This was 1 to 6, let's quickly move to number seven, How is the
drink called or appetizer feel or are to a game basically.
So many situations, if somebody is drinking something, you can say, how's the drink or you
can say what is this drink called or you can say what is this appetizer
called?
Or you can say how does this appetizer feel?
It looks very interesting, I'd love to taste it, possibly get my own?
Are you say, how's this artwork game somebody's playing something?
So you basically ask them how's this artwork game number eight.
Having fun.
Very small, simple and sweet and straight forward.
Are you having fun meeting somebody and making sure randomly you just
simply ask so what's up instead of what's up?
You can say having fun number nine, what are you doing this weekend if you wish to
meet somebody or if you just simply want to check on the availability
you could say.
So what are you doing on this weekend?
That means saturday and sunday Number 10.
What are your favorite restaurants around here?
If you're new to the city?
And if you're if you want to hit a conversation with a colleague you could just simply say so what are your
new restaurants?
What are some good restaurants around here?
If you're new to the city and you're you're you've just taken admission at a college in a new
city.
You could ask ask this question to your classmate and ask so what are some good
restaurants around here and there you go.
They may talk about their suggestions and you may talk about the cuisines that you
like and you may end up going to the restaurant with that one person
keeping up with any tv shows or news lately.
Very interesting one basically you're asking them if they if there's any
news that they are following these days or any T.
V.
Shows that they're following?
In any case you may end up having a good discussion and spend good time together.
Number 12 can you recommend any desserts or is it a desert
or a dessert?
It's a dessert, a sweet that you eat in the end of the meal.
So you could possibly ask it to somebody who's known at the
restaurant, you could ask it to the waiter and you've got a small talk beginning or you
could ask somebody who has visited a restaurant before and you're taking their
recommendations.
So this was 7-12 conversation starters that he can make use, let's move to
the next one and that is number 13.
What a beautiful venue or what an ugly venue or a
bizarre venue.
Have you been here before?
If you're going to a new place and you're alone or depending on the situation you
could possibly make a statement.
First of all.
What a beautiful, what an ugly although ugly can be slightly strong or
what a bizarre venue and then ask the question to that person.
Have you been here before?
# two A 14th.
Did you see that viral dash video on Youtube?
Very interesting conversation starters.
Every now and then we have you know viral videos on youtube instagram
etcetera.
You could check with them with the conversation start about that video and there you go.
You may end up watching the video once again together and have a good laughing
time.
Number 15th I am making a coffee or going to grab a drink.
Does anyone else want it?
I think it's one of the most sensible conversation starters.
If you're seated in a group and everybody is doing the work, you stand up and you say
hi I'm going to grab a cup of coffee, does anybody want to join me?
It's a beautiful not just the conversation starter but a very sensible thing
to do.
So if you are in a situation like that, make use of this conversation starter
16th, who is your role model on the table there there's
there's nothing else to do and there are only two people seated.
So you ask that one person on the table and say so
who is your role model?
And there you go, you may have a good conversation beginning 17th, What do you
drive?
It does not mean ah anything else, It basically
means a car or a mode of transport etcetera.
Is it a scooter or a car or if it is a car, what car is it?
Is it a sedan or an suv or a coupe et cetera
18th I'm a bit nervous about the presentation.
Have you ever done it before or have you done before?
If it is a presentation or if it is a public speech etcetera you take somebody else's
advice.
First of all you make this statement, I'm a bit nervous about it and then you ask them for their
experience that they have done that.
If they've done that seek their advice etcetera,
Starter?
# 19 is what jobs did you want to do when you were a
kid?
Our plans change every now and then.
If you want to start a conversation and ask a meaningful question to somebody, you could, you could ask them as a
kid.
What did you want to do?
For example, if I, if I were to talk about myself as a kid, I wanted to be somebody who
was news reading on BBC.
Well if not that very much close to this on, let's talk with you
reading and conducting these sessions.
So a very meaningful question.
# 28, what's the most important thing I should know about you imagine
if you're a boss or a normal colleague or a friend who's meeting somebody for the first time
and you know that you're going to be going a long, long way with them.
You could ask this question this question as a conversation starter and say, what is that
one thing that I should know about you and be careful or possibly something sweet about
you as a person to know you better.
21 is when you were a kid, what did you think your life would look like?
Just like question # 19?
A very meaningful question you can ask to possibly somebody on a date
if you want to continue talking a lot of times that are awkward silences to avoid that
you could ask this question 22.
Which of the family members are you most like so many times.
It's like, you know, you resemble somebody some a person the most in your
family.
So you can just simply ask them.
So who is this one person in your family that you most resemble?
For example, I resemble my dad the most.
What about you?
23.
Do you think there are aliens now?
It may come across as a bit of a bizarre question, but why not?
Just ask the question.
You're just exploring the person's view on, you know, science is in the
cosmos, etcetera.
Let us quickly move to number 24.
If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?
It's a very sweet question to get to know the person better.
Of course, you cannot ask this to a stranger because it would look a little bit awkward.
You could ask this to a friend or a colleague just to begin a conversation
and kill that awkward silence 25.
What was your first fashion disaster?
What is the meaning of fashion disaster?
Something that you want?
Which is completely, I don't want to use the word unnatural but
completely different from the usual fashion sense sense of fashion.
Of people around you.
In that case you can say.
What was your first fashion disaster?
For example, my first fashion disaster was when I was in London and I
wore a pajama on a christmas.
So I think that was a that was definitely a fashion
disaster for me.
What was your fashion disaster?
Let me know in the comment section below 26th, what's the prude
ist thing you did when you were a kid?
Sorry, It's not prudent, proudest thing you did when you were a kid.
Which basically is letting the person feel more comfortable, comfortable
and confident about themselves and asking them, what did you do?
The proudest thing when you were a kid?
Something that you're very happy about And if you take pride in
and now let's look at conversation starters based on random months, if you're in a
particular month, you could actually make the starting of the conversation
relevant in relation to the month, for example.
First of all, let's look at january, it's january.
Imagine you could say what's your New Year's resolution to
hit the conversation?
You could just, every time people make conversations about the resolutions that they have,
you can start the conversation with this question asking them about their resolutions
February.
What's most common in February?
It is 14 February, which is the Valentine's state.
So you could say, do you usually celebrate Valentine's state?
29th, It could be for Mark for the month of March or april.
And you could say, do you know anything about easter bunny, easter bunny.
The basically friday that comes either in the month of March or april is what we're
referring to 30th in the month of october.
You can say what is the best Halloween costume you have ever won?
Or have you ever been to any Halloween party in the month of october.
We've got the ghost party that comes in that situation.
You can start the conversation using this a beautiful conversation starter for the
month of october and finally december for december.
You can say how does your family celebrate the new year?
Because the new year is just at the cusp of coming after the 31st of december.
So you asked this relevant question to begin a meaningful conversation
and finally, let's look at starters for dates and casual meets.
What is the date?
You go on?
A romantic date with somebody on a coffee or a lunch or a dinner and casual meetings.
You can use these conversation starters for example, you have a dash me
to tell me more.
If there is something common between the two of you for example, let's say a leather bag or you can say
a shiatsu puppy, you can say you've got a ship to me to tell me more about the, tell me
more about it.
If you've got a common bag or if you've got a common travel plans,
you could talk about that commonality here inserted here and have a conversation on
it or you can say, hey you are dash.
That sounds interesting.
You could hear possibly insert a sunshine for example, I'm a gemini.
You can say, hey you're a gemini that sounds interesting.
What's your favorite thing about your job or what's your favorite thing about your
sunshine character?
Or you could say, hey, you're a doctor or a fashion designer or an
engineer.
That sounds interesting.
What's your favorite thing about your job?
So not just job, you can add any other interesting information about the person that you're
talking to All 35 can be sorry this is a bit forward but I'm going
to try to try out that new dash that opens downtown next
week.
Would you like to come?
It's a beautiful conversation starter us without wasting time.
You're approaching the person and you first of all apologizing by saying sorry, this is a bit
forward.
This is a bit forward.
It may come across as a little bit too quick but there's a new ice
cream shop that is open down downtown.
Would you like to try that with me?
So beautiful conversation starter.
Especially inviting the person on a date or possibly a casual meeting
and the last conversation starter can be, hey, how was your weekend coming along
during the weekend?
You know, you meet people, it's a saturday or a sunday.
You ask them, how is your weekend going?
Remember it's still not over.
You're asking them how is it going on at the moment in that situation during
the weekend?
You could say how was your weekend going.
So ladies and gentlemen, these are some very important and interesting circular conversation starters,
which are months specific situations specific and
meeting specific social setting specific.
You can use all of them to make yourself a confident speaker for more
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