What are some some good questions to ask to spark a friendly conversation?

Question

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Answer 1

Use general wit and charm to spark small talk. Once you begin, small talk, you can take the conversation anyplace you want. Find out what interests the other person, and then probe them about it. People love to talk about things that they enjoy.

Answer 2

Most importantly, be confident.
If you know this person some what then ask a question that some how pertains to the both of you. "So what do you think of blah blah blah?" That way you'll be able to actually talk about the subject with it it being overly awkward.
Also, pay attention to that person. If you notice that they have something unique about them, or maybe even something as ordinary as a tribal tatoo, comment on it, and ask questions from there.
I'm assuming that this is a love interest?? It never hurts to be genuine and cute!

Answer 3

When meeting new people, how do you avoid the interview-style boring questions? (How old are you? Where did you grow up? Do you work or study? ...)

Don't ask those kind of questions. They are rarely important. If they are important, it will come up as a matter of course.


What techniques do you use to avoid answering these questions without appearing antisocial?

Treat it as non consequential / silly. And then move on quickly.

What do you do when you're out of things to say, and have the urge to ask these questions?

Jesus, I wish I could run out of things to talk about... I mean keeping up with metafilter, delicious, and my hobbies are more then enough interesting information to talk about with anyone.

Failing current events, talk about the weather, the building you are in, the garden you are in... Talk about Mary's Big *** and her inability to match her tops and her bottoms.

How do you convert the conversation to something more creative?

When I slow down and pay attention to what other people are saying (how they are saying it - emphasis, pitch, body language) I have no problem finding out what they value and am I able to move to subjects that are important to *them.* And everybody thinks that they are creative.




btw

I think the key is asking good follow-ups. When someone tells you where they grew up, don't then immediately ask where they went to school, but try and ask another question about where they grew up -- is it different from where they live now, are they glad to be out, or do they want to go back, is it as great (horrible) a place to live as I have heard, etc.


Trying out new conversation starters is fun and usually gets interesting faster than the old standbys. My favorite when traveling: "In your mind, what is the most exotic place on earth?" Sometimes I had to explain what "exotic" meant, but this usually got some interesting results. (This question makes sense in the context of traveling, I wouldn't necessarily ask it to random stranger I'd met at a bookstore.)


The easiest conversation starter is to talk about the situation that you're both currently engaged in. Like, "What's up with/what are your feelings about this bar/sports game/new boss/party/ceramics class/cultural devolution/nuclear fallout/&c?"

Save the boring "get-to-know-you" questions about name, age, and blood-type until you've already had a decent exchange. Just slip it in there like, "Wow, that's really interesting. I never thought of it that way. My name is ____, by the way. What's yours? What a great name! Is that Portuguese? Cool! Yeah, I'm O+, too."


Good Luck!!

Answer 4

It sounds dumb, but I've seen it work for my friend a hundred times. She just talks to someone as usual to begin, and then gets them to goin in on some 20 questions. This is for guys she's interested in of course.. But she just uses charm and it totally works for her.

Answer 5

Looks like all 3 questions got this one answered

Answer 6

Ask something that would require a silly answer and then turn you guys laughing into a conversation.

Answer 7

Here are three things that guys love to talk about. If you use these, you can't go wrong.
1. Their favourite sport and players
2. Cars
3. Questions about guys (eg. what does it mean when a guy says....)

Answer 8

{only if its summer}hows ur summer going so far have u gone on vacation do u plan on going on vacation-----anytime, how have u been have u heard of so and so's new song or seen there video ------talk bout sumthin new cummin out like movies or games stuff like that

Answer 9

Er? Whats ur star sign? What's ur fave movie? Its convesational and you get to see if you like what they like

Answer 10

sparkikng question is that darling you ask your friends reality in which your friend and also u are to mad and about how u are cheated