Teenagers can be enigmatic creatures. One minute, they’re chatty and seemingly open; the next, they retreat into a world of grunts and monosyllables. Having engaging conversations with a teenager can ...

Does your brain shut down, and your tongue become heavy when you need to start a conversation? Breaking the ice can sometimes seem like a Herculean task. However, revealing fun facts about yourself is ...

Starting a conversation with someone new can often feel intimidating. Whether you’re at a networking event, a party or just meeting someone for the first time, breaking the ice is crucial to ...

New research from Dartmouth College suggests that the rise and fall of shared attention during interpersonal conversations is marked by making (and breaking) eye contact. These findings (Wohltjen & ...

We've all had an awkward conversation with someone at least once (or several times). Sometimes when you're getting to know someone, it’s almost as if you morphed into a toddler again, trying to figure ...

Making eye contact repeatedly when you're talking to someone is common, but why do we do it? When two people are having a conversation, eye contact occurs during moments of 'shared attention' when ...