Small Talk Is Becoming a Career Strategy for Gen Z and Millennials

New survey data shows younger workers are leaning on casual conversation to get noticed by leadership, even as they’re the generation most likely to avoid having it in the first place.

6 countries do small talk in wildly different ways. Here’s what Americans can learn from them.

Small talk in countries around the world looks wildly different than in America. Here's what Americans can learn from how 6 countries do it.
The Conversation

Small talk acts like social glue – here’s how to get better at it

We rely on small talk like this, and being good at it is even seen as a mark of conversational competence. Yet its content can feel superficial. Once you notice formulaic expressions such as “how are ...
Yahoo

Harvard expert shares the small talk trick that makes boring conversations more fun

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women laughing together. Knowing when to switch topics in a conversation is a tricky dance. If someone else brought up a topic and ...
Forbes

5 Small-Talk Strategies That Actually Build Relationships

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The problem with small talk isn't that it's awkward or superficial. It's that you're ...