Ep51: Surviving Small Talk

As the vintage advertising for Virginia Slims cigarettes told women, you’ve come a long way, baby. Women have carved out a bigger seat at the table over the past 70 years. But we still have challenges when it comes to our voices being heard.Our question this episode: How can wome ...  Show more

There are lots of things that get in the way of our ability to successfully handle conflict. They often have to do with a limiting mindset, a leaning towards people pleasing, misidentifying the root cause of the conflict, or not creating a safe environment for feedback or differe ...  Show more

Making small talk can be hard—especially when you’re not sure whether you’re doing it well. But conversations are a central part of relationship-building. In this first episode of How to Talk to People, we explore the psychological barriers to making good small talk and unravel t ...  Show more

In Episode 19, we sat down with Farah Bushnaq and Lyne Ismail, the founders of End Small Talk. The Nobody's Famous Podcast's premise was always to focus on great conversation. With this episode, that premise couldn't have been underlined more. We delved into relationships, fish l ...  Show more

In this episode, Ali tells us about a party(!) he recently attended, and how he approached the social interactions there. We talk about how we approach conversations with new people, whether it's okay to talk about "work" at social events, and, of course, the idea of "small talk" ...  Show more

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2233: Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist explores the harmful effects of gossip and offers practical steps to avoid it, e ...  Show more