Small talk, one of those things dreaded by most of us, but unfortunately one which separates us from getting to know people. The degree by which we engage differs person to person, but I don't know about you, but it absolutely drains me and end up with nothing to say to that person, and instead it makes me look more of a jerk because I'm very abrupt with it.
Person: Hey, how are you?
Me: Good and you?
Person: Great...
Me: How nice......whoa look at that time, gotta go!
Of course, different variations of this occur but they all end up pretty quickly.
So my question to you is, how do you cope with this, and what techniques do you use in getting to know people better through the use of small talk? How do you break your barrier of having nothing to say?
These are the times when I wish I was an extravert dammit!
Person: Hey, how are you?
Me: Good and you?
Person: Great...
Me: How nice......whoa look at that time, gotta go!
Of course, different variations of this occur but they all end up pretty quickly.
So my question to you is, how do you cope with this, and what techniques do you use in getting to know people better through the use of small talk? How do you break your barrier of having nothing to say?
These are the times when I wish I was an extravert dammit!