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03-06-2008, 06:46 PM
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 What's the best conversation-starting phrase for school? I'm currently going to college and am usually fairly outgoing, especially with people I know. Once I start talking I'm fine. I just don't know of a REALLY good way to open a conversation while I'm waiting for class to start. Everyone usually just looks like they don't care. I'm sure many of them would like to have a conversation because I've tried it already. It's not a matter of being shy; I just would like to know what everyone's favorite way to start an engaging conversation is (particularly at school).      |
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03-06-2008, 07:14 PM
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| If they are anything like me it's not that they don't care they are probably just tired or stressed! At school I would ask people's names, introduce myself. I would ask about what classes they were taking. If you have a test coming up ask them if they feel prepared. These little questions aren't so revealing in and of themselves, but they get the ball rolling. I also always had extra pens and pencils so that when someone came in without a writing instrument I could lend them one and strike up conversation that way. It's not so hard really. I am even fairly quiet and shy and I ended up talking to lots of different people in school! Just be open and approachable and be interested in what people have to say. Even if you only say a few words to each other one day it builds the foundation to talk more at another time.
__________________ We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. - John W. Gardner |
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03-13-2008, 07:46 PM
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| Hi! This reminds of college times... Here's what my kid does, and it works great for him. Just ask a classmate what the next session will be, and if he/she has already got all the books for tha particular class. And take it from there  Good luck! -Tom |
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