Do you ever find yourself in that dreaded situation where you're face-to-face with an acquaintance or stranger, and you're forced to make some kind of conversation?
Whether or not you were expecting to be with this person, you're now stuck in the moment trying to come up with small talk topics and struggling to know exactly what to say.
How was your weekend? What do you think about the weather?
Do you have any plans for the summer?
The prospect of having these short conversations can lead to anxiety, as you try to straddle saying enough while not saying the wrong thing.
Let's review some small talk topics you can bring up in these uncomfortable situations that will seem neither forced nor awkward.