The art of conversation, without a doubt, is under attack from all sides.

It’s not that we don’t have something to say, everyone is texting, emailing, checking their walls all the time. We just don’t have anything to say to someone “in person”.

It’s easier to have a conversation when you can wait 30 seconds, or a couple of days, to reply, to give yourself an opportunity to think about what to say. To be facing someone and not answer immediately would certainly make you seem stupid, or worse. But the issue of a timely response doesn’t exist in cyberspace or on your smartphone.

And if you’re not taught how to have a face-to-face conversation with someone, well, what chance do you have? Better to pretend to be busy with something else than to worry about having to say something with your lips! Am I right?

The art of conversation, like dating, is a matter of learning, reading and a lot of practice.

And I’ll give you a conversational tip too:
When you’re asked “What do you do?” don’t give a three word answer (I’m a writer), offer a short story instead about something funny that happened on your job and then ask the person if they have a similar story, or if they can guess what you do.

It’s the beginning of a conversation that makes a conversation happen… or not. So do your part and practice the art of conversation starting today.

For your dating profile headline try this one out today:
“Isn’t it time to have a conversation face-to-face?”

Have a great day!