“Hi! My name is ________” - Conversation Starters Beyond Your Name Tag
In business and real life, the most important thing you can do is network yourself. “It's not what you know, it's who you know.” That might not be true all the time, but in most cases, it can really help.
Some of the best conversation starters ever were created to start a much longer conversation.
Here is a list of our Top 10 Conversation Starters that can be used in almost any situation:
10) So... How many licks does it take to get the center of a Tootsie Pop?
9) Would you rather be stuck on a desert island with every episode of Sex in the City or every book by Charles Dickens?
8) If you tell me your name, I promise to use it frequently and with a smile.
7) What's your favorite color? I don't have one, so I would like to borrow yours.
6) Do you think vampires really sparkle in the sunlight or do they just catch on fire?
5) Coke or Pepsi?
4) If you were any kind of bird, what kind would you be and would you fly out of here as fast a possible?
3) What is the meaning of life?
2) What was the best meal you ever had and can we go back and have it together?
1) How YOU doin'?
Okay, so maybe not exactly the greatest, but then again, it's all very arbitrary. Great conversation starters are in the eye of the beholder.
The best conversation topics are always the same, no matter who you're talking to and where: The best conversation topic, the one that will keep them most involved, is them. Talking about the other person is really the key to getting them involved in conversation.
It is always important to actually have something to talk about beyond just your great conversation starter line. Just starting a conversation is not enough. You have to be able to carry on the conversation for a while.
So once you have gotten to know the person, make sure that you maintain the relationship. Talk to them once in while, reach out to them via social media and make sure that you keep the conversation going.
