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46. Afraid Of Small Talk? How To Go From Awkward To Brilliant With One Simple Trick

The InFluency Podcast

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How to Overcome Fear of Small Talk

The one thing that has incredibly helped me overcome my fear of Small Talk was to make it about the other person. When you have less self-judgment, then you're more fluent because judgment takes up a lot of space in our head. Also approach the other person with respect for their privacy. And also I would avoid controversial topics, religion, politics, sex,. Like keep it for later, okay? But not at the beginning because you don't know who the other person is.

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