To counter the effects of a boring conversation from the get-go, be the more interesting person by asking questions like:
- What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
- What’s on your bucket list? (ask a follow-up question about how you can help them accomplish it).
- What new skill are you learning?
- What’s your personality type?
- What’s your calling or purpose in life?
By taking the initiative and making the conversation about the other person, this selfless act of shining the spotlight on someone else first gives you the edge – making you the more interesting person in the room.
Gee, I am wondering where I copped this.
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