Even the most social people occasionally have difficulty getting a conversation going, resorting to basic, boring questions ...

I don’t love talking with strangers. I’m an introvert at heart, and making an effort to engage in social interaction ...

Make conversations less awkward with this easy tactic. Yes-or-no questions keep conversations from settling into a good flow—or end it before it really starts. The best conversation starters invite ...

1. What drew someone to their work, and what they love most about it now. Telling someone that you’d “love to hear” about this comes across as instantly classy and kind. It’s a portrayal of curiosity ...

But often, they fall flat because “they invite scripted responses,” said Alison Wood Brooks, a professor at Harvard Business ...

One skill I have studied over the course of my 30-year career as a trial lawyer is the art of inquiry. From initial client meetings to preliminary investigation to cross-examination, good information ...

This holiday season as families gather, the list of potentially heated conversation topics is long. Some might choose to ignore these issues altogether in the name of keeping the peace. For those ...