conversations...

[August200]

I'm wondering if anybody has any tips or advice on how to keep a conversation going without any awkward pauses. Nowadays, many of my convos with people end up with me asking how they are and then questions. When they answer my question, Ill sometimes continue with a follow up question. After that, there's usually a long pause before I ask another question.

 

Basically, what I'm asking is how can someone keep a conversation going naturally without it seeming like an interview or a "question and answer" period.

 

Thanks in advance for the help.

[DiscipleOfChange]

a lot of times you can only do so much. After all, a conversation is a two-way street and so you can be doing a good job to keep a convo going but if they're not reciprocating than there isn't much you can do. Essentially, asking questions and then follow up questions is the meat and potatoes of a good conversation.

[MaxPayne19]

When your having a conversation with somebody you really should find the hotspot phrase that sparks their interest and gets them rambling on. You could just start by asking some things about what they like to do or if they saw a recent movie lately. Then again sometimes you will just get stuck with that person thats really shy and doesnt say much of anything. Theres only really so much you can try to communicate about in a scenario like that.