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 ...

Ask open-ended questions to keep the conversation going. Share a fun story to make the talk interesting and help others share too. Practice with friends or join groups to get better at talking. Have ...

Despite all the benefits of networking, one in four people doesn’t try it at all. Apart from busy schedules, some avoid it because of shyness, fear of rejection, or simply not knowing how to start ...

You can be the most outgoing person in the world and there can still be times when starting a conversation with someone new feels overwhelming. What do you say at a networking event or on a first date ...

Thanksgiving will look a lot different this year — whether that’s because you’re dining with only your household members, mourning the loss of a loved one or trying to figure out the least awkward way ...

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 ...