Communication: 3 sentences that intelligent people avoid when getting to know each other

Whether at a party, a professional conference or waiting at the gate at the airport - we have countless opportunities every day to talk to strangers and get to know them. In our increasingly digitally connected world, such completely spontaneous conversations with people we have just met are becoming less and less common, but in some situations they still happen.

Do you find it easy to talk to strangers?

Are you one of those people who find it easy to make small talk with strangers, who have no problem approaching someone and finding harmless topics of conversation in a relaxed manner? Who knows exactly what they can say and what they'd rather not say?

Or are you the type of person who often feels uncomfortable when you don't know many people in a situation and are therefore possibly forced to speak to strangers? Who doesn't really know what to say when you don't know someone well? Who is always afraid of saying exactly the wrong thing?

Our small talk skills can reveal a lot about our intelligence

Such fear is quite normal, many people don't necessarily feel comfortable making small talk at events or on the subway. And in fact, the way we talk to people we've just met can reveal a lot about us. Which topics we consider appropriate and which we prefer to avoid because we know they would be inappropriate at such a moment.

Because whoever says certain sentences or asks questions - or doesn't say them - reveals something about their own intelligence. Smart people usually have a good sense of which statements or questions are appropriate in a situation. You can find out which sentences they prefer to avoid in the video.

mbl Brigitte

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