Matt Abrahams

He looked around and said, you're right. Everybody's wearing blue. Started a great conversation. We've now become friends. When I travel to where he lives, I visit him all the time. It started simply with an observation. The last thing I'll say is the thing that challenges many people in small talk is getting out of it. How do you end it?

You can do the same thing. Think about these themes and then think about these different types of support for those themes. So when I'm in the networking situation and somebody brings up a point, I can say, I can connect that point to this theme I wanted to get across, and I can pull in this example.

You can do the same thing. Think about these themes and then think about these different types of support for those themes. So when I'm in the networking situation and somebody brings up a point, I can say, I can connect that point to this theme I wanted to get across, and I can pull in this example.

You can do the same thing. Think about these themes and then think about these different types of support for those themes. So when I'm in the networking situation and somebody brings up a point, I can say, I can connect that point to this theme I wanted to get across, and I can pull in this example.

You can do the same thing. Think about these themes and then think about these different types of support for those themes. So when I'm in the networking situation and somebody brings up a point, I can say, I can connect that point to this theme I wanted to get across, and I can pull in this example.

You can do the same thing. Think about these themes and then think about these different types of support for those themes. So when I'm in the networking situation and somebody brings up a point, I can say, I can connect that point to this theme I wanted to get across, and I can pull in this example.

Rachel Greenwald, who I mentioned earlier, taught me this technique. She calls it the white flag, not for surrender, but in auto racing, the white flag is what you wave right before you end the race. So when you want to end small talk, most of us just rely on biology. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, I have to go to the bathroom. It's awkward. Instead, you wave the white flag.

Rachel Greenwald, who I mentioned earlier, taught me this technique. She calls it the white flag, not for surrender, but in auto racing, the white flag is what you wave right before you end the race. So when you want to end small talk, most of us just rely on biology. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, I have to go to the bathroom. It's awkward. Instead, you wave the white flag.

Rachel Greenwald, who I mentioned earlier, taught me this technique. She calls it the white flag, not for surrender, but in auto racing, the white flag is what you wave right before you end the race. So when you want to end small talk, most of us just rely on biology. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, I have to go to the bathroom. It's awkward. Instead, you wave the white flag.

Rachel Greenwald, who I mentioned earlier, taught me this technique. She calls it the white flag, not for surrender, but in auto racing, the white flag is what you wave right before you end the race. So when you want to end small talk, most of us just rely on biology. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, I have to go to the bathroom. It's awkward. Instead, you wave the white flag.

Rachel Greenwald, who I mentioned earlier, taught me this technique. She calls it the white flag, not for surrender, but in auto racing, the white flag is what you wave right before you end the race. So when you want to end small talk, most of us just rely on biology. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, I have to go to the bathroom. It's awkward. Instead, you wave the white flag.

So you've taken the pressure off of yourself to originate in the moment, and instead you're just connecting and building, and that can actually help you feel better. And it allows you to be more agile and spontaneous. Think about this. An athlete does drills for certain aspects of the game. You know, professional basketball players do a lot of free throws, right?

So you've taken the pressure off of yourself to originate in the moment, and instead you're just connecting and building, and that can actually help you feel better. And it allows you to be more agile and spontaneous. Think about this. An athlete does drills for certain aspects of the game. You know, professional basketball players do a lot of free throws, right?

So you've taken the pressure off of yourself to originate in the moment, and instead you're just connecting and building, and that can actually help you feel better. And it allows you to be more agile and spontaneous. Think about this. An athlete does drills for certain aspects of the game. You know, professional basketball players do a lot of free throws, right?

So you've taken the pressure off of yourself to originate in the moment, and instead you're just connecting and building, and that can actually help you feel better. And it allows you to be more agile and spontaneous. Think about this. An athlete does drills for certain aspects of the game. You know, professional basketball players do a lot of free throws, right?

So you've taken the pressure off of yourself to originate in the moment, and instead you're just connecting and building, and that can actually help you feel better. And it allows you to be more agile and spontaneous. Think about this. An athlete does drills for certain aspects of the game. You know, professional basketball players do a lot of free throws, right?

You signal you're going to leave in a little bit. So if you and I were talking, I might say, I've really enjoyed this conversation. In a few minutes, I'm going to go over there and talk to people. But before I leave, I want to ask you one more question about something you did on a recent podcast. So do you see what I've done there?

You signal you're going to leave in a little bit. So if you and I were talking, I might say, I've really enjoyed this conversation. In a few minutes, I'm going to go over there and talk to people. But before I leave, I want to ask you one more question about something you did on a recent podcast. So do you see what I've done there?

You signal you're going to leave in a little bit. So if you and I were talking, I might say, I've really enjoyed this conversation. In a few minutes, I'm going to go over there and talk to people. But before I leave, I want to ask you one more question about something you did on a recent podcast. So do you see what I've done there?

You signal you're going to leave in a little bit. So if you and I were talking, I might say, I've really enjoyed this conversation. In a few minutes, I'm going to go over there and talk to people. But before I leave, I want to ask you one more question about something you did on a recent podcast. So do you see what I've done there?