The art of small talk for us is typically a draining activity. However, someone teaching traditional social skills would probably tell you that small talk is just what you do. It’s basically how you initiate a light conversation with someone you don’t know well or when you’re just trying to be polite. What if it is not always a question of “Do I like small talk?” or “Do I not like small talk”? What if it is more about “How much small talk am I happy to tolerate in order to get to the real, interesting, connecting part of the conversation?” In this video, I will share how to avoid small talk by transforming the conversation into something we truly enjoy.


🎞️Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:47 Autistic Social Skills
1:14 What is “small talk”?
1:41 The meaning of “I don’t like small talk!”
4:03 How to transform the conversation
4:14 What are my options?
5:48 Avoid Small Talk and use it as an advantage
5:56 Progression of a conversation

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