Okay let's go to our next one this is one that I think you will all be interested in, which is
small talk at social events. So, this could be a party, or maybe you go to lunch with a friend,
and they bring two people who you don't know right, or something like this. Any social event,
a work party or a social gathering, anything like this where it's social right. Casual and you're
talking to people that you do not know yet. Okay, so let's look at some small talk at social events.
A great starter for small talk is, “what brings you here? Well what brings you here?”
Let's say there's a big party that my friend is having, and they have, they know so many people.
“Oh what brings you here? Oh I’m friends with so and so and they invited me.” Right,
so basically what, “why are you here?” “What made you come to this social event?” Another great
small talk conversation starter is asking how that person knows the host of the event. So, let's say
my friend, my friend Molly is hosting a social event, she's having a party. She has a big house,
and many people are there, but it's her party. So, when I see someone there, maybe I’m just
hanging out right, someone is next to me, “oh hey so how do you know Molly? Oh, I met her
dadda.” And then we can start our conversation. Just by sharing how we know the host of the party.
Another great small talk conversation starter is giving someone a compliment.
So, a compliment is saying something nice about that person. Maybe it's about their appearance.
Maybe it's about what they're wearing. Right so usually when we give a compliment to someone we
don't know, we might comment or compliment them on something they're wearing. So, I might say
something like, “wow I love your shirt. Can I ask where you got it? So maybe I see someone
wearing a shirt and it has my favorite singer on it, my favorite band, “wow I love your shirt. Can
I ask where you got it? Oh, thanks yeah. Do you like this band too? I got this shirt at…” Right
so a great way to start the conversation is just by giving someone a compliment.
Another um we have two more. The next one for a social event is, “how are you liking this social
event?” So, we don't say uh (social event) this is in what we call these parentheses. Why? Because
we would replace this with a word like “party,” or let's say there is a “fundraiser.” So that
a fundraiser, when people have some big dinner or party to help raise money for some purpose.
So, how are you liking this party?” “How are you liking this fundraiser?” Right,
just a casual small talk conversation starter. “Oh it's really great, or oh man I’m so bored.” Or
anything that they respond with. We can continue our conversation.
And last, so here we have a statement we can use, maybe I see someone who looks like they're
uh really not having fun at this social event. I might say something like, “it looks like you could
use another drink.” So, just a funny way oh uh maybe they are drinking wine, but it looks like oh
this is not fun. “Looks like you could use another drink.” So here are some
small talk conversation starters for social events.