Any of the links above will take you down a path to a list of suggestions.
But before you go there to grab a list made by someone else let me ask you
Love em or hate em?
Today's lesson
How to create a good conversation starter
appropriate for the time and place you are in.
If you are in a group of people there to talk about coaching then maybe your conversation starter should reflect that.
I'm embarrassed to admit millions of people are talking about conversation starters and I'm totally in the dark.
So I looked it up using an exact match search technique. What is an exact match search?
(Exact Match is the Google keyword match type that allows you to show your ad when a searcher types the exact word or phrase you are bidding on. ...
With Exact Match, your ads may appear when the meaning of someone's search exactly matches your keyword.
I put the term in quotation marks so I see entries specific to that search.
The numbers are an indication of how many people are responding to that inquiry and by extension, the number of people interested.
"conversation-starters"
About 5,520,000 results
That's a lot so I suspect it is a topic of great interest so to narrow things down a bit I got a little more specific.
"networking conversation starters"
About 3,660 results (0.51 seconds)
“social media conversation starters”
About 6,220 results (0.51 seconds)
Searches here can be further broken down into an interesting variety that includes:
funny social media conversation starters
best social media conversation starters
how to start a conversation in social media
Any of the links above will take you down a path to a list of suggestions.
But before you go there to grab a list made by someone else let me ask you
Love em or hate em?
Love them? Hate them? Tell me why?
To be honest I can't remember ever having a hard time starting a conversation or guiding it in the direction I wanted it to go.
But maybe that's because I have a very selective memory.
I see there are conversation starters for lots of relationships from boy meets girl to what to say first in a job interview.
I think you can be inspired by a list but be driven to be original. That's what will create real connections.
So let's step back and talk strategy.
Here are some simple strategies that have been tested over time and proven to be effective.
Ask for relevant information appropriate for the relationship as it is right now.
Pay a compliment but once again consider where you are and where you want to take the conversation.
Comment on something pleasant that may connect them to you.
Introduce yourself. Quickly. That can be who you are and what services you offer depending on the space you are in.
Offer help? Yes but …. but be polite and maybe even a bit humble.
Ask for help.
Mention a shared experience.
Ask for an opinion.
Keep it real.
Keep in mind the content of the conversation you are starting should reflect the context of where you are starting it.
