Awkward silences are the worst! Try these simple, therapist-approved tips for holding up your end of a conversation. How to ...

Ask open-ended questions to keep the conversation going. Share a fun story to make the talk interesting and help others share ...

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As humans, we’re talking to each other constantly. With all that practice, we must be pretty good at it—right? Not exactly. As a professor at Harvard Business School and author of Talk: The Science of ...

Dear Annie: Finding topics of conversation can often be difficult during long visits. Since “Grinding My Teeth” feels that this may be the last time she and her husband will visit with these in-laws, ...

Swiping on dating apps can often feel like being in the romantic trenches. Even when you come across a hottie with a non-boring profile, you’re probably all too familiar with the struggle of coming up ...

There’s never a reason to run out of conversation topics. The news, the weather and whatever other people are doing could be talked about at length, in most scenarios. Those topics, however, are dull.

My best conversations are with my friend Rich. He doesn’t have extraordinary speaking talents or the ability to tell side-splitting jokes. It’s just that after talking with Rich, I somehow feel ...

Many people think they know what they are looking for in a first date, and sometimes they are right. Sure, attractiveness is important, especially at the beginning of a relationship. That is why both ...