Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andriy Onufriyenko Wondering how to start a conversation? I could say simply that you aren’t alone in wondering. Or I could break ...

Learning how to get better at small talk might not seem like much of a conversational superpower. Arguably everyone’s least favorite part of socializing, surface-level chitchat can be awkward, ...

It's easy to say, "I'm not good at small talk" and simply try to ignore it, Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit argues that small talk isn't an innate skill, but rather a learned behavior.