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Also, be sure to show genuine interest when listening to responses. It will help the conversation flow and give you ideas for follow up questions once the conversation begins. Whether you’re at a casual party, a business function or somewhere in between, here are 50 conversation starters that will help get your social gears in motion. These topics will work everywhere, from the company picnic to your nephew’s birthday party. One tip: If you’re asking someone a question, be sure to have your answer ready to go.
Coordinate your bok club meetings with an online sign up. View an Example At a PartyParties are a great chance to flex your conversational muscles. You’ll likely have varying degrees of familiarity with your fellow party guests, so these conversation tips will help you deepen your connection. Who knows? You may leave the party upgraded from acquaintances to friends.
Conferences, after work happy hours, the break room at lunch — there are so many work-related places where you might find yourself having a conversation with a coworker. Here are a few tips to help you make connections and extend your network.
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You might even get a recommendation for your next favorite show.
Be prepared to follow up with questions like “Is it good?” and “Have you had it before?”
If it’s a potluck, ask people what they brought, how they made it, etc.
You could follow up by asking who are some of the most successful people they know, and how others can get to that level.
Bust out these ideas at your next child’s birthday party or sporting event.
It’s where they spend lots of their time and mental energy, so they should have plenty to talk about. Follow up with questions about why they like that particular subject and which subjects are not on their list.
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Even if you’re the most extroverted person out there, chatting it up with new acquaintances doesn’t always happen as naturally as you might think. A good question or topic is key to making connections and starting conversations.
Also, be sure to show genuine interest when listening to responses.
It will help the conversation flow and give you ideas for follow up questions once the conversation begins.
Whether you’re at a casual party, a business function or somewhere in between, here are 50 conversation starters that will help get your social gears in motion.
Conversation Topics That Will Work AnywhereThese topics will work everywhere, from the company picnic to your nephew’s birthday party. One tip: If you’re asking someone a question, be sure to have your answer ready to go.
- Tell me about yourself. This open-ended conversation starter is perfect because it invites the other person to reveal as much (or as little) about themselves as they want.
- What’s been the best part of your day so far? A great way to keep things positive — even if the person has had a terrible day, they’ll be able to find something good to say about it.
- What do you do to relax? Almost everyone needs a little more relaxation these days.
In addition to helping you get to know the other person better, asking this question may help you find some new tips to unwind. - What book are you reading right now? If they haven’t had time for reading lately, ask them to share the last great book they read or what titles are on their list for the future.
- What’s your favorite thing about your hometown? A great follow up question to “Where are you from?” this conversation starter will get the memories flowing and may even give you some great recommendations if you are ever passing through town.
- What’s the last thing you bought online that you really loved? Besides helping you get to know the other person, this topic might help you find your next great online purchase.
- What would be your perfect weekend? Some people love to spend their weekends unwinding, while others pack tons of plans into those 48 hours. This question is also a good way to find out the other person’s hobbies and what they do for fun.
- What’s something (besides your phone) that you take with you everywhere? You may find out about a person’s lucky charm, a sentimental photo or some other meaningful piece of memorabilia.
- What’s the last great show you binged? If you both watch television, you’re likely to find something in common with this topic. You might even get a recommendation for your next favorite show.
- If you started a business, what kind would it be? Tap into people’s entrepreneurial spirit with this topic, which could lead to more follow-up conversation if the person has a business already or is planning to open one soon.
- What’s your favorite season and why? A great alternative to “Wow, it’s ____ outside today,” this topic invites the other person to talk about their preferred temperature, climate, holidays and more.
- Have you seen that viral video/meme? An easy way to get the conversation going is to mention a video or meme that’s recently gone viral.
Since almost everyone spends at least some amount of time on their phone these days, the other person is likely to have at least heard of it. - What’s your hidden talent? You’re sure to find out some fun facts about people with this question. From juggling to skateboarding to braiding hair, you never know what talents someone may have.
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At a PartyParties are a great chance to flex your conversational muscles. You’ll likely have varying degrees of familiarity with your fellow party guests, so these conversation tips will help you deepen your connection. Who knows? You may leave the party upgraded from acquaintances to friends.
- How do you know the host/hostess? This will help you immediately make a connection with another partygoer since you have at least one friend in common.
Finding out how they know the host and sharing stories about your mutual friend will help you feel closer in no time. - Did you come to this party last year? This works great for a birthday party or other annual event.
- What are you drinking? Whether it’s alcohol, soda, or just water, this question will likely open up a larger dialogue. Be prepared to follow up with questions like “Is it good?” and “Have you had it before?”
- What’s your favorite restaurant around here? Especially relevant if you’re in a different part of town, this question will get the conversation going and potentially give you some great recommendations for the future.
- What did you get the birthday girl/guy? If It’s a birthday party and the guests have brought gifts, this question is a sure-fire way to start chatting. You may even find out something new about your friend the host.
- Who is your favorite singer/actor/sports personality? Depending on the context of your party, this topic may work well organically (if there’s live music or a sports/game element, for example), and could start a fun debate.
- Have you tried _____ (food)? If there’s food at the party, asking fellow partygoers what they think of the spread is a great way to start chatting. If it’s a potluck, ask people what they brought, how they made it, etc.
- What’s the best birthday gift you’ve ever received? This one will get the memories going — have fun getting nostalgic thinking about birthdays gone by.
Conferences, after work happy hours, the break room at lunch — there are so many work-related places where you might find yourself having a conversation with a coworker. Here are a few tips to help you make connections and extend your network.
- How long have you worked here? This invites the other person to share a little about their history with the company and is a great chance for you to find out something new.
- What’s your favorite part of your job? It can be tempting to complain about work when coworkers get together; keeping the conversation positive will go a long way to uplift your team.
- Are you working on any personal passion projects right now? Take a break from shop talk and let the other person tell you about their interests outside the office.
- What are you going to do this weekend? Find out someone’s weekend plans and you’ll get to know them on a deeper level. Are they going for a hike or kicking it on the couch? This topic also lends itself well to follow-up questions (Where’s your favorite hiking trail? What show are you binging?).
- What did you want to be when you grew up? This is a great topic for workplace events because you can follow up with questions about elements of their career that apply to their childhood dream job.
- What would be your dream vacation? Find out how they’d like to use those PTO days (and get some recommendations for future vacations for yourself).
- Do you consider yourself organized? Whether they’re obsessed with order or thrive in messy chaos, this topic will help you get to know the person on a deeper level.
- How do you measure your success? This open-ended question will help make a more substantial connection. You could follow up by asking who are some of the most successful people they know, and how others can get to that level.
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On a DateA date — especially a first date — can be the holy grail of awkward chit-chat. Use these tips to keep the conversation flowing.
- What’s the last thing that made you laugh out loud? The only thing people love more than laughing is making others laugh.
This conversation starter also gives an opening for people to show you a hilarious video or share a memory that you can giggle about together. - What was your first car? Is there anything more nostalgic than a person’s first car? Whether it’s laughably embarrassing or impossibly cool, they’ll almost certainly want to share a story about their first set of wheels.
- What person in your life brings you the most joy? A perfect chance to talk about their mom, grandfather or other beloved family member or friend, this topic is sure to lead to more conversation as your date shares stories about the person they love.
- Do you have any tattoos? People usually love sharing the stories behind their tattoos. Or if they don’t have any, they’ll probably be happy to explain why.
- Do you have any pets? What are their names? Get to know whether they’re a dog or cat person (or reptile or bird!) and find out the meaning behind Fido’s name.
- What were you obsessed with when you were a child? Dinosaurs, monster trucks, Barbies — every kid has an obsession and finding out your date’s childhood interests might help you learn more about them as an adult.
- What’s your most controversial opinion? People love giving “hot takes.” Find out your date’s ultimate controversial opinion and be ready to share your own point of view on the topic, doing your best to reach understanding if you don’t agree.
- What’s the most annoying habit a person can have? Bond over shared annoyance with this topic (or find out if you have the habit they hate).
- What are you going to order? If you’re at a restaurant, bar, coffee shop or anywhere else with a menu, this easy conversation starter is sure to get the other person chatting. Plus you’ll figure out the vibe of the date (i.e. cocktails and apps or a beer and a huge steak).
- Where’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been? This question works well for travelers and homebodies alike. A citizen of the world might tell you about an exotic foreign locale while a less-traveled person might tell you about a particularly special area close to their hometown. Either way, the conversation is sure to flow.
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With ChildrenIf you don’t have children of your own or aren’t around kids often, it can feel daunting to try to chat with them. But the truth is most children love to talk to grownups, especially about a topic that interests them. Bust out these ideas at your next child’s birthday party or sporting event.
- What’s your favorite dinosaur? Of course, not every child likes dinosaurs or knows enough about them to have a favorite.
But many of them do, and if they don’t, they’ll be happy to tell you something else they do like. Be ready to follow up with “How about planets?” or any other child-friendly topic. - Do you have any brothers or sisters? Family is a favorite topic for most kids since they spend all their time together. This is especially true if they have a new baby in the house and are getting used to their older sibling status. Be sure to follow up with “Are they older or younger?” and “What do you like to do together?”
- What show are you watching right now? Kids love to talk about their favorite shows, which they likely watch over and over. Ask why they like that show and what is their favorite episode.
- What food would you eat every day if you could? A fun alternative to “what’s your favorite food,” this topic will likely bring some hilarious answers. You can follow up with questions like “What kind of candy?” and “How many bowls of mac and cheese could you eat in one sitting?”
- What’s your favorite color? What about your brother’s favorite color? If there’s one thing kids catch onto early, it’s their favorite color.
And they likely know the preferred hue for their family and close friends. - What are you going to do for your birthday this year? Don’t worry if their birthday has already passed or they aren’t doing anything big. Kids love to talk about their grandiose birthday plans — even if they will never happen. This topic also lends itself well to follow up questions like “What kind of cake will you have?” and “Who are you going to invite?”
- What’s your favorite subject in school? For kids, school is their full-time job. It’s where they spend lots of their time and mental energy, so they should have plenty to talk about. Follow up with questions about why they like that particular subject and which subjects are not on their list.
- What’s your favorite animal? Kids have strong opinions about their favorite animals, whether they are real or imaginary. You can keep the conversation going with follow-up questions about favorite animals that are pets, live at the zoo, live in the ocean and more.
- What’s your favorite room in your house and why? To kids, home is their playground and safe space, so they will likely love to chat about it. You could ask more questions about their favorite toys, books and things to do outside.
- Which TV show or movie would you want to come true in real life? Whether they’d like their favorite cartoon animal to come alive or live in a castle like a movie princess, kids are sure to have lots of opinions on this one.
- What’s your favorite song? Get ready to listen to them sing it!
No matter what kind of event you’re attending, these questions and topics are sure to get the conversation going. Happy chatting!
Sarah Pryor is a journalist, wife, mom and Auburn football fan living in Charlotte, N.C.
99 Mindful Conversation Topics For Deeper Connections — The Good Trade
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Good Conversation Starters For Everyone
Mindful conversation topics are perfect for deepening relationships and fostering meaningful discussions—whether with strangers, family members, romantic partners, or friends old and new.
Whether you use a conversation deck, pull from the questions below, or create your own list, here’s to never wondering what to talk about again!
Have you had a good conversation lately? Jump to the comments below and share your favorite topics!
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Conversation Topics For Anyone
1. Which scent do you find the most soothing?
2. What is a language you love to listen to even if you don’t speak or understand it?
3. Oceans or mountains? Why?
4. Describe the most captivating painting or artwork you’ve ever seen.
5. Do you remember the first novel you ever read? If so, what was it?
6. What is your favorite thing about your personality?
What is your favorite thing about your personality?
7.
If you could have a fictional superhero for a best friend, who would it be?
8. What color would you choose to describe yourself?
9. What is something you have accomplished as an adult that your younger self would be proud of?
10. Is there a place in the world that you feel most represents who you are?
11. Where is one place you’d love to travel to again?
12. If your pet could talk, what would their voice sound like? What would they say about you?
13. What does your name mean?
14. What tasks make you feel like your best self?
15. What’s your Enneagram number and how does it influence your self-care practices?
16. Where do you feel most centered and happy?
17. What’s your favorite comfort food?
18. What do you wear when you’re feeling your very best, and why?
19. What is the best meal you’ve ever had, and what’s the best meal you’ve ever cooked for yourself?
20. What do you love most about your home?
What do you love most about your home?
21.
What’s a yearbook-style superlative you’d give to your high school self? What’s one for your current self?
22. What gives you goosebumps?
23. Do you know your astrology sign? How about your birth chart?
24. How are you consciously practicing sustainability?
25. Do you have any tattoos?
26. Scuba diving or skydiving?
27. What are you most grateful for in this season of life?
28. Do you give back or volunteer with any organizations?
29. What’s your love language?
Conversation Topics For Friends
30. What do you look for and need in your friendships?
31. How do you feel that you best offer love and support to your friends?
32. Tell me about your childhood best friend.
33. When do you feel most authentically yourself?
34. What's one form of self-expression you've been too hesitant to explore?
What’s one habit you want to get rid of and one habit you want to keep?
35.
What's one habit you want to get rid of and one habit you want to keep?
36. What was your first experience with sex like?
37. If you were to perform a duet with a famous musician, who would it be and why?
38. Do you have any recurring dreams? If so, what do you think they are trying to tell you?
39. Who do you most admire, and how has that impacted the way you live your life?
Mindful Conversation Topics for Your Parents
40. What’s one thing you’d tell yourself at my age? What’s one thing your younger self would tell you?
41. What do you wish you’d known before having kids?
42. What was the first big purchase you made as an adult?
43. How did you know when you fell in love?
What was the first big purchase you made as an adult?
44. Have you kept any memorabilia from your childhood?
45. What do you miss most about being a child? A teenager? My age?
46.
What about the current world would be most surprising to your younger self?
47. If you could travel back in time, which part of your life would you go back to?
48. Who did you vote for in past elections? Why?
49. What are some of your favorite memories about your parents?
Conversation Topics For Kids
50. If you could have one cartoon character be your real-life best friend, who would you choose and why?
51. What’s your earliest memory?
52. What do you love most about school?
53. Who are your best friends?
What does a perfect day with the family look like?
54. What is your favorite season?
55. What superpower do you wish you had?
56. What do you want to be when you grow up?
57. If you could have any animal as a pet, which would you choose and why?
58. What does a perfect day with the family look like?
59. What do you love most about our house?
Conversation Topics For Date Night
60.
How do you feel best supported in hard times?
61. What does “alone time” look like for you?
62. Dogs or cats (or rabbits)?
63. What do you wish people better understood about you?
What does ‘alone time’ look like for you?
64. What lessons from your childhood have most impacted your worldview?
65. If we could live in another country for a year (no strings attached), where would we go?
66. What do you love most about our relationship? What do you wish to work on?
67. What small joys bring light to your day?
68. How can we better practice sustainability as a couple?
69. What’s a favorite memory you have of us together?
Conversation Topics For Siblings
70. What’s one of your favorite memories from our childhood?
71. What do you think everyone in the family will be doing 10 years from now?
Which characteristics do you think you inherited from our parents?
72.
Do you have a morning routine?
73. What was your favorite subject in school? Favorite teacher?
74. Which characteristics do you think you inherited from our parents?
75. If you could return to school, what would you study?
76. What Netflix show or movie are you watching?
77. What are you currently reading?
78. What food reminds you most of home?
79. What do you love most about yourself?
Conversation Topics For Work
80. What accomplishments are you most proud of?
81. What projects are you working on right now that bring you joy?
82. How do you unwind after work?
83. Do you listen to any podcasts during your commute? If so, which ones?
How do you track your work goals and accomplishments?
84. What do you enjoy most about our company?
85. Where do you need support that you’re not getting it?
86. How do you track your work goals and accomplishments?
87.
Do you enjoy networking? Why or why not?
88. What was your very first job?
89. What skills are you focused on cultivating right now?
Conversation Topics For Strangers
90. How are you truly doing?
91. What’s one act of kindness you experienced today?
92. What do you do for enjoyment?
93. Do you recharge by being around other people or by spending time alone?
What is the compliment you receive most often?
94. If you had a day to yourself, what would it look like, where would you go, and what would you do?
95. What is the compliment you receive most often?
96. Do you collect anything?
97. What was the last movie you watched?
98. What’s one thing your loved ones would be surprised to learn about you?
99. If you woke up one morning and all your problems were solved, how would go about your day?
Kayti Christian (she/her) is a Senior Editor at The Good Trade.
She has a Master’s in Nonfiction Writing from the University of London and is the creator of Feelings Not Aside, a newsletter for sensitive people.
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Change the topic of the chat on Instagram + 5 secret chips
Let me explain right away that the topic of the chat is not the main idea of the dialogue. This is the ability to change the background in the chat. This has long been in instant messengers and just in SMS correspondence. Now the topic can also be selected in the direct, and how to change the topic of the chat in messages, and what other features appeared in the Instagram dialogs, I will tell in the article.
How to install the theme
Before we start to understand this and other new features of Direct, update the Instagram application. Since the "chat topic" function may simply not work for you due to the old version.
Installation takes place in just a few clicks.
Step 1: Enter the dialog where you want to change the subject. In the upper right corner, click on the "i" icon, then "Theme".
Change Chat ThemeStep 2: Choose your favorite instagram chat theme and return to the dialog. A notification about which topic you set will be displayed at the end of the conversation.
Choosing and setting a themeBelow, after the chat theme options, you can customize the colors and gradients of the messages you send. But keep in mind that you cannot select both a theme and a gradient at the same time.
Colors and gradientsOther new features of Direct
In addition to the chat theme, Direct has other convenient and visually unusual things for communication.
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Instagram updates: what's new + how it works1. Live text
Now you can spice up your post.
To do this, write the text, click on the magnifying glass on the left. Select an effect and an animation with the desired message will be sent to the user.
2. Stickers and GIFs
You can send stickers and gifs in direct. The principle is the same, type the text, click on the magnifying glass. Next, you can choose a gif or a sticker from those offered, or you can find it through the search on the desired topic.
Stickers and GIFsInteresting. You can quickly and safely promote your social network by boosting likes, reposts and views on publications. This is an inexpensive and safe way that will not make you wait long for the result. And most importantly, you will be able to increase coverage and get a hot target audience. Click and use -> TapLike
3. Reply to a specific message
Now, if you have received several messages in a row, you can send a separate reply to each. And if you have a group chat - answer a specific user.
You can drag the desired message to the right and a reply window will appear.
Another way is to respond quickly. Just long press on a message and select an emoji. If you need other emojis, click on +.
Quick responseEssentials in a nutshell
It is extremely easy to use updates in the direct on Instagram, in particular the topic of the chat. But questions can still arise, so in the end I answered the most frequent ones.
1. What if I don't have the update?
You can update the application in any market. If there is no update there, check if you have updated Android or IOS to the latest version.
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2. Can I put different topics in different chats?
You can enable a new topic through any chat. And yes, in different chats you can customize the topics you like, or return the old ones.
3. Why don't I have all the new features?
This is not the first time that Instagram has released an update that is only partially available to people. Thus, developers test what the audience will like and what will not. There is only one way out - to write to technical support, more, alas, nothing can be done.
4. What should I do if Instagram becomes stupid after the update?
There are only two options: You can delete and re-download the application, but you need to remember your password for this. Or write to support, but most likely they will advise the same.
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Instagram blog theme: 100+ ideasChat color themes, interactive emoji, group message read list and live video recording
Starting today you can install individual color themes for specific private chats , share emotions in real time with interactive emoji , see which group members have read your messages, and record the video stream in broadcasts and video chats.
Chat color themes
In any of your private chats you can now install one of eight themes carefully selected by our designers. Each of the new themes features colorful gradients for message boxes and colorful animated backgrounds with unique themed patterns.
The selected theme is set immediately for both participants in the chat, it will be displayed on all devices .
Each theme has day and night versions. They will switch according to your night mode settings for the entire app, whether you switch to night mode manually or automatically change the theme depending on the time of day.
To set the theme, tap the chat title > More (icon ⋮ on Android, ⋯ on iOS) > Change Colors. Your interlocutor will see the topic if he has the current version of Telegram installed.
These first eight topics are just the beginning. In the next Telegram updates, even more design options will appear.
Interactive emoji
Animated emoji can replace a thousand words - and yet there are times when even a big red heart that beats makes the phone vibrate is not enough.
From today you can click on some animated emoji to launch additional effects in full screen . To do this, send a separate message or and click on the animated version.
If the interlocutor has a chat with you, he will see the effects at the very moment when you click on the emoji. Vibration phone is also synchronized for both interlocutors.
In order for your interlocutor to also see full-screen effects, he must have the current version of Telegram installed.
Emoji set with full screen effects will be updated regularly.
Small group reader list
Individual topics and interactive emoji are only supported in private chats for now, but this update also includes an important innovation for group chats .
Messages in the group are marked as "Read" (✓✓) as soon as at least one member has read them. Now in small groups you can see which of the participants read the message you sent.
To protect privacy, the information about who read the message is only kept for 7 days after it was sent. Telegram will not store information about which messages you have read.
Recording broadcasts and video chats
Telegram has millions of communities, each of which can host video broadcasts without restrictions on the number of viewers. Now administrators can record not only audio, but also video stream from the broadcast, and share the video with subscribers who missed the broadcast.
You can record video with sound or just sound. For video, recording in vertical and horizontal formats is supported.
