My friend Jules, from a company called Michigan Works, told me about her best conversation starter:
According to Jules, this question started out as a fun, simple ice breaker.But over time it actually turned into an annual Chili Cookoff! Now, every year in Bay City, MI, people bring vats of their prized chili for judging by other participants. The prize is a stainless steel ladle with a blue ribbon tied to it. It's engraved with "1st Place" and is passed from down from year to year.
Jules' thought was "People love to eat and are often overlooked as culinary geniuses." As a result, her "Best Dish Question" reaped more interesting conversations than she could ever believe!
LET ME ASK YA THIS...
What's your favorite conversation starter?
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Scott Ginsberg
Author/Speaker/That guy with the nametag
www.hellomynameisscott.com
5 comments:
Mitch Ratcliffe has a great article about people using Ipods to start conversations.
I will use whatever situation I am in to start a conversation. In the grocery store I will ask someone how do they prepare this (whatever food), Just last week I drove my husband completely insane at McDonald's asking the girl who took our order how to pronounce her name. He hates it that I make friends with everyone in the world, but I believe people like to be acknowledged and they treat you better if you personalize every transaction.....
It's simple enough to ask people what their favorite fruit is during an awkward pause. You'll find that people differ greatly in their opinions about fruit, and everyone's pretty eager to talk about it, surprisingly. Feel free to disagree and say what you like about fruit - that's how the conversation starts. It works because everyone has something to say about fruit, and hardly anybody's an expert.
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