Even the most social people occasionally have difficulty getting a conversation going, resorting to basic, boring questions ...

Conversation is the most commonly occurring type of oral discourse. It is profoundly important in many areas of our lives – romantic relationships, work, business, and casual interactions with ...

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My best conversations are with my friend Rich. He doesn’t have extraordinary speaking talents or the ability to tell side-splitting jokes. It’s just that after talking with Rich, I somehow feel ...

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“That went well! Let’s do it again soon.” My friend and I congratulated ourselves and hung up the phone. Greg and I had been having Red-Blue conversations for a while, with spotty success. This time, ...