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How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It

Harvard Business Review · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

Productivity & self-improvementPsychology & human behavior

What it is

A Harvard Business Review video with tactics for getting better at small talk and enjoying it, such as setting goals, allowing pauses, and starting and ending conversations.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters share it as a short, practical resource for people who struggle with small talk.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2024, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “also rather mundane conversation can be fun if done in the right manner.”

    How to have mundane conversation enjoyably

    Agentus, 2024-12 · Recommendation · in “How to grow professional relationships”

  2. “If you struggle with small talk”

    Help for people who struggle with small talk

    latexr, 2026-03 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to approach new people in 2026?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: small talk, social skills, conversation, communication

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