What to say when you want to continue a conversation?
Here’s how to keep a conversation going:
- Ask open-ended questions.
- Ask follow-up questions.
- Balance between sharing and asking questions.
- Imagine the other person a timeline.
- Avoid asking too many questions in a row.
- Be genuinely interested.
- Find mutual interests to talk about.
- Face the other person and keep eye contact.
How do you start a conversation in the afternoon?
- 7 Ways to Start a Conversation that Leads Where You Want It to.
- Start with weather (or sports).
- Come out with a compliment.
- Talk about the venue.
- Ask a favor.
- Open with a joke.
- Start with an innocuous observation.
- Ask a question peripherally related to your intended topic.
What to say to keep an online conversation going?
Ask questions Asking light, simple questions is a sure fire way to keep a conversation going online. The more they answer, the more fuel you’ve got for the conversation. Even better, you’ve just won some major points by flattering their ego (even if it’s just a little).
How do you start a friendly conversation?
Comment on the weather.
- Ask for information. A great way to start a conversation is to ask for information from the person you want to talk to.
- Pay a compliment.
- Comment on something pleasant.
- Introduce yourself.
- Offer help.
- Mention a shared experience.
- Praise the person.
- Ask about them.
How do I fix an awkward text conversation?
Here are my 9 tips for making the awkward vanish from any conversation.
- Talk, but don’t dominate the conversation.
- Refuse to acknowledge the awkwardness.
- Don’t allow yourself to believe they hate you.
- Find your common ground.
- Use your body language.
- Notice your natural gap-fillers.
- Ask good questions.
- Give compliments.