Name: 【TEDx】7 Ways to Make a Conversation With Anyone | Malavika Varadan | TEDxBITSPilaniDubai
Uploaded: 2017-10-16T02:41:09.000Z
Duration: 15 min 23 s
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How many of you know the person sitting next to you from before today?

So, do you remember the first conversation you ever had with that person?

Let's imagine every conversation to be a tiny metal link.

And every conversation that you have after that moment,

And every day each one of us meets so many strangers:

maybe the receptionist at a new office you went to.

And with every conversation, we build new links.

we've created a kind of massive World Wide Web of conversation.

It's a catchy word. I think I've heard that somewhere.

That's it, right? A conversation. It's a fascinating thing.

A conversation gives you a whole new perspective.

Conversations can make war and conversations can make peace.

And conversations define who we are as a human race.

Every single person in your life was once a stranger to you.

And you knew nothing about them until you had that first conversation.

So I'm here today to tell you to talk to strangers,

Seven ways that you can make a conversation with almost anyone.

And I'm so glad that I do it for a living.

Every single morning, I go into an empty room,

and I have a conversation with 1.6 million people ...

You know what the hardest part is, though?

And in 20 minutes I have to convince you that I am your best friend.

I have 20 minutes to inform you, to excite you, to engage with you

20 out of the 20 times that I switch on that mic,

Except, I can't see you, I know nothing about you,

and I have no way of gauging your reactions.

How do you do it? How do you talk to a stranger?

Well, my nine years in radio have taught me these simple little tricks.

And we've always been told, "Don't talk to strangers!"

Every stranger comes with an opportunity,

an opportunity to have an experience you've never had

or hear a story that you've never heard before.

You're in the room with someone you don't know,

and you look across the room, you see a stranger, and you think,

And you can almost hear the first word but it just won't come out,

They won't talk to you? Well, they're not talking to you now.

I truly believe that the first word acts as a floodgate.

You know, once you said the first word, everything else just flows.

Just gather the enthusiasm, the positivity, the energy,

I know. There's going to be that strange moment right now.

Turn to someone sitting next to you, stick your hand out and say hello.

You know, here's a challenge we face every day.

and we have to make that conversation with a stranger memorable.

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【TEDx】7 Ways to Make a Conversation With Anyone | Malavika Varadan | TEDxBITSPilaniDubai

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