Generally speaking people communicate with each other through words. The ideas we have in our heads are expressed through words and so, through conversation. There are plenty things to talk about if you really want to start a conversation or to keep it going. Usually the best conversations where you talk for hours are those when two people with the same interests get together. For those that have just met and don`t know each other is rather hard to find a common subject. Depending on the relationship you have with the person your`re talking to, you approach a subject or not. Conversations between family members, colleagues, friends, lovers are more easy and don`t need much thinking. Friends are people you have around, with the same interests and passions. Family you get it when your`re born and colleagues, well they just come and go.
People can approach a lot of subjects if they want to have things to talk about. For example the most common conversation topics are : work, politics, sport, fashion, money, movies , weather etc. All these subjects can be interesting topics to start a conversation with. For those that know each other, for example a conversation between friends goes much more deeper than talking about politics or weather. Friends always find things to talk about , without even thinking too much. For example in a conversation between friends you might find sex related remarks, jokes on some of the friends, mostly casual conversation. This implies that you know everything about the other person and you can safely start any subject.
The most often asked question is „ what to talk about at a first date?” Things to talk about will always appear. You can relate to news, to what you have heard, you can say some jokes, talk about your family, tell your life and so on. It`s normal to feel a little bit awkward in the beginning, but once you have found a common ground then, the conversation goes smoothly. What works every time, doesn`t matter the person with whom you are talking to , is small talk. Small talk includes questions like: „ what are you doing? What are you going to do later on? and so on. Relating the questions to the environment, to what happens around you is small talk.
To conclude, possible things to talk about can be taken from day to day life. Everything that happens to us, are subjects to talk about. The most important tip in a conversation is to always put open ended questions meaning questions that need an answer so that you can keep the conversation going. Every beginning is hard but if you have some communication skills you will do just fine. It`s easy to find things to talk about, the hard part is the practice. An advice is to stay calm, act casual when talking, and don`t think about the pressure of a nice conversation lays only on your shoulders. It takes two to have a dialog.
