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  • Did you ever find yourself at a bar having a few beverages but still you feel left out

  • like you are not a part of the conversations that are going on around you because you don't

  • know how to make small talk? My name is Micah and I'm going to talk to you about how to

  • make small talk at a bar. Now it is very important at a bar how you present yourself when you

  • first make a remark to somebody. Often people don't know you, don't know where you are from,

  • don't know who you are. They might take it adversely to some certain color that are off

  • color or that are offensive. So you want to stick to subjects that are neutral that people

  • get along with and to connect with people easily, obviously sports are a big one. In

  • most bars on the TV's you'll have sports playing and most times comments about what is going

  • on in the game and explaining or the highlight reel that you just seen can often get you

  • in those conversations and then you can move away from sports after a while if you want.

  • Also stay away from politics and religion. Those are divisive subjects and people never

  • want to hear about them when they are out drinking or they just might not want to hear

  • your opinion because often they don't share the same and you might come within danger

  • of offending somebody if you come with strong opinions of politics or religion and they

  • don't agree. So keep it light, keep it simple and come off nicely. You might even offer

  • to buy somebody a drink and that always starts the conversation. You don't have to sit there

  • by yourself feeling like you are not part of it, take the plunge, the important part

  • is to get in there and do it. My name is Micah and that is how to make small talk at a bar.

Did you ever find yourself at a bar having a few beverages but still you feel left out

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