How to Talk to Anyone, Anywhere and Anytime?

How to join and talk in group?

Summary

Most people face all sorts of invisible scrips that prevent them from joining group
conversations:

“I don’t know what to say.”

“I have nothing to add.”

“Why would anyone listen to me?”

Instead of asking, “Why would anyone listen to me?”, ask: “I have a lot of valuable insight
to contribute – What’s the best way to add it here?”

Be close enough where it’s natural, acknowledge you are eavesdropping, then add value.

Be a curious learner. It can help others in the group feel more comfortable if you ask
questions others were afraid to ask.

If you have joined a conversation that’s feeling increasingly uncomfortable, wrap it up

(“well, it was really nice talking with you” and move on.

Action Steps

Interrupt and join random conversations. Be natural and subtle in joining a group
conversation.

Ask for clarification and learn more if you don’t understand the conversation.

If these action steps are feeling more and more uncomfortable, it’s OK! You have
permission to slow it down.

Anytime a conversation gets too uncomfortable, wrap it up and move on.