Starting a conversation with someone new can often feel intimidating. Whether you’re at a networking event, a party or just meeting someone for the first time, breaking the ice is crucial to ...

Instead of politics, here’s what you could talk about around your Thanksgiving dinner. A lot of us are dreading the biggest meal of the year. The reason is not the food or the company, it’s about the ...

Conversation lulls are natural and happen more frequently than we might realize. Keeping a conversation going can be tricky. Having a few prompts up your sleeve can help you keep things fresh and ...

Dear Miss Manners: I understand that we shouldn’t talk about religion, nor about politics. Now it’s food that’s verboten. Sports? Please, no! Travel plans or trip reports? Yawn. Health concerns? Yech.

Have you participated in any of those PowerPoint parties that have been popping up in the last couple of years? You know, where a group of friends put together a presentation about some silly topic or ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Whether it’s school or friends or more challenging topics like sex or bullying, it’s tough to get teenage boys to talk. “So often times, we think we should go into their room. We ...