Dr. Alison Wood Brooks
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
They're not bad.
They are often unrewarding, but they're a place where you should be searching to climb the pyramid to the second tier, which is more tailored talk.
It can include more disclosure about your own life.
It can be more personalized.
It might just be a topic you're excited about.
It has nothing about sharing about your life.
It's something your partner's really jazzed about.
You could prep small talk topics too that are more likely to be launch pads to the second light.
So a question like, Mel, what are you good at that you really hate doing?
Ugh.
Yeah, exactly.
Hate it.
But I bet you're great at it.
And then I would ask a question like, how many dogs do you have?
Or like, how often do you have to pick up its poop?
It's amazing how much dogs poop.
Like, it's unbelievable.
Absolutely.
Has it ever made you feel like you just don't want dogs anymore?
Yes.