Appropriate Topics for Small Talk -- Conversation Skills

Watch this video to learn how to make conversation with people you have just met or don't know well. Misha and Larissa look at a variety of topics and show you whether they are appropriate for polite conversation or not.
Topics covered: weather, sports, religion, politics, appearance, health, family. Watch to find out which are appropriate to bring up with people from Western countries.
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[@juliabeddoe5951]

Interesting! I like the point that some typically inappropriate topics can become appropriate when the other person offers the information first.

[@cherylcalhoun6384]

Ladies I am so grateful for your whole video series as a speech therapist teaching conversation skills to my students - thank you SO much!!!! :)

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

You are so welcome!

[@phamviz5755]

I love you so much, it's fun watching you guys make this practicing conversation and I've learned so much from you. Thank you, keep it up !

[@akamarutyler7328]

This video is far better than any small talk example. Clear, short and fun. Thank you

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@seanc8003]

Thanks, you two! I'm going to use this in my Business English class.

[@FaiqPrasetya]

I love your expressions when you guys are talking about inappropriate topics 😂 😂 😂 loved the vid!

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

Thanks! We had fun making this video! 😂

[@waishingheung9898]

It's informative for people not only for learning English, but for daily conversation. Thank you for your sharing and hope you guys can do these kind of videos for the fornigers. I appreciate it! BTW, a little bit recommendations for you in the coming videos: You can increase the volume in the recording. Because it is hard to learn to the content as I have already maximize the volume of my laptop.

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

We're glad you like it! And yes, we agree about the volume. The newer videos are louder.

[@mervgardner5126]

In Australia we actually open our mouths to speak. Good to see you are having fun. Nice work

[@fredpospisil2041]

I really like your style of presentation. Sometimes the video volume is very low and can't be increased. Great examples!

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

Thanks! And yes, we are aware of the volume problem - newer videos are better this way.

[@billmcg1676]

Thanks for the great video. I really liked how you each reacted to the questions especially the inappropriate questions. It will be great to show my students what can happen if you ask certain questions in terms of verbal and non-verbal reaction.

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ronreid02]

Thanks for the education

[@SuperKotkoda]

Thank you so much! I teach English, and your material has been a huge help! Very creative, funny and useful. Exceptional material.

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

Oh, we're so glad you think so! Thanks!

[@daniloserra6398]

This was great, I've been looking for "how can i be a good talker?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Owarmey Proactive whisper - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a great one off guide for mastering small talk without the normal expense. Ive heard some super things about it and my co-worker got amazing success with it.

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[@tadhgocaoimh1077]

Thank you, that was helpful (and charmingly done). I've recently moved into an apartment building and I'm on the top floor and dread those silences in the 45 second ride in the elevator with other apartment owners. Besides saying "hello", having a weak smile and asking them what floor they're going to, I find it difficult to make any small talk (weather is a rare possibility but I live in a temperate country without many extremes). These people aren't exactly total strangers, we live in the same building but I don't know 99% of them. Any tips, even if it's a link to someplace?

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

We're glad you liked our video! And we agree that elevator rides can be totally awkward. Too bad the weather where you live doesn't offer more possibility for conversation. Maybe you could ask people about the main thing you have in common -- the building and neighbourhood you live in. You could ask how long they've lived in the building, or if they know of any good restaurants in the area. You just have to be careful it sounds casual and not nosy! Hopefully that helps. Good luck!

[@tadhgocaoimh1077]

@@ExtraEnglishPractice Thank you! I suppose the difficulty with elevator rides is, they're so short (that's what gives us the term "elevator pitch" ). I found your deconstruction of small talk into questions, comments and compliments helpful. I think I just need use that along with your general advice about appropriateness, because compliments for strangers can be so fraught.

[@awezayeborhere1492]

Interesting

[@moustafaabuelnass6065]

Amazing video, i love it 😂

[@flayogainstitute]

Hi! I like your video and would also like to suggest you reshoot the first part where you say appropriate for "western" culture and then you go on to name the US, Canada, Australia. OMG What happened to Latin America? It's a totally western culture plus a large majority of college students graduate with a B1 English level and where a large majority of executives who work for multinationals either speak English or have studied in the States.

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

You're right. We should have worded that better.

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[@RahulSingh-pp5re]

It's good steps.. Thank u mam

[@5WEnglishEveryDay]

Very good. I'm going to show it to my students in Brazil.

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

5W English Every Day That's great! We hope they like it.

[@sleepystacy]

Thank you for video, it's very useful for me

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

That's great!

[@mohammadkarimi9412]

Great

[@EnglishWithSushma]

Nice content

[@AMJ.JAGUAR]

I just realized why I don't like small talks. In my opinion, there were some usual Q's that you guys marked as inappropriate and you know the culture better but again, if we keep it like that we'll wait for ages before breaking the ice !! No offense here, keep it up !!

[@ExtraEnglishPractice]

Yes, many people dislike small talk! But maybe it's still good to know the rules before you break them.

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[@МаксимСоколов-д4я]

Total bs. Small talk is independent of culture. Small talk is exactly for talking with someone of a different culture that you don't know or follow. The purpose is not to insult or to offend any body. The left one, you can see immediately that she is probably feminist and vegetarian. So, you should not mention that you like Trump and Putin and that you enjoy eating meat. For example. In general, in small talk, you talk about the weather and about sports. And you never talk about religion or politics. Even though it is getting harder and harder to small talk with American progressives because they turned fascist, some time ago.

[@cosmicfxx]

Such BS … this is why our society is so messed up … getting advice like this!