Have you ever been to a party and heard "So what do you do?" about 30 seconds into every conversation? If you're like most people, you probably responded with your role and company's name. But if you ...

Chitchatting about the weather or exchanging niceties may feel superficial and a waste of time. But if done right, small talk might help you with your career. Researchers who have studied small talk ...

None of us can deny the fact that small talk is a significant part of our lives. It's the conversation that we all have at least 10 times every day — it begins with a conversation starter but turns ...

Small talk — the quick, surface-level conversations that fill elevator rides, grocery store lines and workplace corridors — has long been dismissed as trivial. Yet psychologists and anthropologists ...

Small talk — the quick, surface-level conversations that fill elevator rides, grocery store lines and workplace corridors — has long been dismissed as trivial. Yet psychologists and anthropologists ...