Hi all,
I am new to this forrum. i suffer from social anxiety. One of hte hardest things for me is to make small talk. Today for example: I was talking with a co-worker, and he told me he was going to Dallas for a few days. We talked a little, but afterwards, I thought of several questions i could have asked to keep the conversation going (such as “what airline? What sites are you going to try to see? Have you ever been there before?” etc). I have trouble asking the “next” (or probing) questions. Another example to illustrate it is a few years ago, one of our co-worker’s son was moving to North Carolina. My reply was "that's nice." Someone else's reply was "does he have any friends down there?" Of course, that kept the conversation going. That is what i have problem with, coming up with further questions. How do I learn how to o that?
Thanks,
Al
I am new to this forrum. i suffer from social anxiety. One of hte hardest things for me is to make small talk. Today for example: I was talking with a co-worker, and he told me he was going to Dallas for a few days. We talked a little, but afterwards, I thought of several questions i could have asked to keep the conversation going (such as “what airline? What sites are you going to try to see? Have you ever been there before?” etc). I have trouble asking the “next” (or probing) questions. Another example to illustrate it is a few years ago, one of our co-worker’s son was moving to North Carolina. My reply was "that's nice." Someone else's reply was "does he have any friends down there?" Of course, that kept the conversation going. That is what i have problem with, coming up with further questions. How do I learn how to o that?
Thanks,
Al