How To Start Up A Healthy Conversation


Starting up a conversation can sometimes be stressful for me and am like who conversation epp???.. lol.. trust me on this one but all things been equal we still need to meet new people.

A healthy relationship is founded on the loving connection between two people. We strengthen that connection through the little interactions between us. Good communication is vital to making sure we aren’t weakening when we mean to strengthen our bond.
Because it’s all too easy to make assumptions or to misunderstand and end up where we never intended to go.

Most times we struggle for the right thing to say that would get us talking, but before we can come up with anything good, the person has moved on or gotten involved in a different conversation and the moment has passed.

There's only one secret to making such incident avoidable which is: Say something the person will be happy to hear.

So here are five ways to start up a conversation or build upon it.

 1.  Give someone a compliment and tie it to a question.
  • That is a very nice sweater. Do you mind sharing where you got it?
That s a very nice pair of jeans. Will you give me after now?Saying positive things helps in starting and spicing up a conversation.

2. Lead the conversation with honesty.
There's no right or wrong way to go about this when the intent is genuine. Don't think of the perfect thing to say, because making the effort alone was perfect. You tried. You get rejected? So what. That's one less time you'll ever be rejected. Your pride will recover.
In fact, we should be thankful for rejection. That's where we get our growth, wisdom, and confidence. Take a chance. Be silly, be kind, be vulnerable, be funny, but most of all, be something.

3. Simply introduce yourself.
This won't work in every setting but in many cases, if you truly can't come up with an appealing conversational gambit, you can try the direct approach. Walk up to the person, stick out your hand and say, "Hi, I'm so-and-so. I just wanted to introduce myself." The fact that you went out of your way to meet will make the listener feel important. It will probably make the person want to talk to you, as well.

4. Ask about them. 

People always love to talk about themselves. It’s something they know about and something they’re often happy to discuss because it means, on some level, you’re interested in them. If you’re ever stuck with nothing to say yet want to continue the conversation, ask the other person something about themselves. This is why you’ll often hear people asking others about their careers, their hobbies, the weather, the score of the big game, and so on. Often, it’s not so much a burning interest on behalf of the questioner, but a way to get the other person to talk.

5. Brush up on current events. 
Read or watch the news or any TV programs and when you're ready to start a conversation with someone, say something like, "Hey, Whats Big Brother all about?

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