SMALL TALK | How to keep a conversation going in English

7 essential small talk tips to keep a conversation going in English! Let's go!
Starting an English conversation is Step 1... But once you start, it takes work to keep your conversation going! It's disappointing if your conversation stops awkwardly, or it 'fizzes', or 'dries up'! So, in this lesson, I'm sharing my tips to help you have great conversations in English!
Read the full transcript to this video on my blog: mmmenglish.com/2023/08/08/sma...
#mmmEnglish #EnglishConversation #SmallTalk #KeepAConversationGoing #SmallTalkTips
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0:00 How to keep a conversation going in English
0:50 Practise English Conversations at Hey Lady!
2:13 Make a list of conversation topics
4:07 Ask open questions
5:38 Use question tags
6:44 Active Listening
10:18 Let THEM talk!
11:02 Practise!
11:44 Memorise standard phrases
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I’m a native English speaker and I find your information helpful because I am struggling so badly communicating with my 18 year old son who has severed the relationship. I’m going to use your techniques. I want to tell you in the most non critical way…you encourage “practise” “practise” “practise” which I intend on doing, however, it’s not spelled “practise.” The correct English spelling is “practice” 😊 thank you

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What a fantastic opportunity! I'm sure that your English will come back to you surprisingly fast as you immerse yourself - take every opportunity to practise and know that each mistake will remind you how to improve! Good luck!!

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Absoloutely! These tips are relevant to every English speaker :) Hope you are well, Tammy! ✨

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Ah you're welcome - I'm happy to hear that!

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To telling the truth - to listening You and your lessons is much more easy than to talk face to face with other ordinary people ... For example - on the street or shopping.

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Yes true - there are many other things that happen in real-world contexts - background noise, distractions, tone, body language - in addition to accent, pace of speech, slang, etc. I would encourage you to think about every new conversation opportunity as 'experience' - you are broadening your experience in English conversations and each time you encounter a challenging situation, you are building your experience & your ability to manage the situation better next time!

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I use question tags all the time, and people answer me very short answers like"Yes. I'm new here" and then I feel ok they don't like to counties and if I ask more questions it sounds like I'm nosy.

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Hi, Emma! I see you stayed with this line about small things. It can really add to English if you have a partner to speak with. Thank you.

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Thank you! I'm from Australia

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Cool!

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haha... yes I had a little help with this one! 🤣

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Many participants

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I love the questions tags 😍😍

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A very essential skill to have in any language, not just English!

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Here is the link to my full lesson about question tags mmmenglish.com/2017/04/03/questions-tags/ There are some simple rules which will help you use them accurately!

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It's my pleasure!

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Dear Madam Teacher Emma,thanks a lot for next lesson and so helpful advices! Btw - you are great,full-professional actress too. Obviously, I try to avoid probably inconvenient topics in small talk - like politics or religion (my humble opinion). Please,have a nice day and take care.

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That's a good tip - there are definitely some topics that are not appropriate for small talk!

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Is it possible to say advices, i mean plural form🤔 hmmm