Most of the night was awkward and not helpful-I didn’t make any useful connections.I tried to talk to a few groups around me, but couldn’t really engage or had a bland back and forth.I missed most of what the speaker said, but when she finally finished up people around me began to rekindle conversations and talk about what was said.I tried to get my name-tag and sign in as quietly as possible. Once I got inside, I noticed the event was much larger (or smaller) than I anticipated and, oops, someone was presenting up front.My calendar said 5pm start time, so I showed up at 5:30pm hoping I would be fashionably late.On the way over, I caught up on a few calls and checked my email before walking in.I signed up for this networking event a few weeks before and had no idea who was going or what the organization was all about, but a friend of a friend recommended it.Here’s what we heard over and over again: I noticed a pattern-most of the bad conversations had a very specific sequence of events leading up to the actual awkward moment. What makes a bad conversation awkward and a good conversation amazing? So a few months ago, I decided to do a bit of research on the topic to write this master conversation guide for you. The art of sparkling conversation is one of our most requested topics at the Science of People.
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