I usually try to learn something, not just something about them, but something from them.
Maybe that's not small talk anymore but medium talk, so maybe my strategy is to get past small talk as quickly as possible.
The question, however, doesn't seem to make that distinction. As in, are we talking about small talk or about memorable conversations? Small talk is when someone's asking how our weekend has been, which doesn't need to become a memorable conversation.
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I usually try to learn something, not just something about them, but something from them.
Maybe that's not small talk anymore but medium talk, so maybe my strategy is to get past small talk as quickly as possible.
The question, however, doesn't seem to make that distinction. As in, are we talking about small talk or about memorable conversations? Small talk is when someone's asking how our weekend has been, which doesn't need to become a memorable conversation.