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    End Small Talk: Deep Questions for Better Conversations
    End Small Talk: Deep Questions for Better Conversations
    End Small Talk: Deep Questions for Better Conversations
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    End Small Talk: Deep Questions for Better Conversations

    By Cory Stout

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    Are you sick of small talk?


    This isn't your average book of conversation starters. END SMALL TALK will help you start talking about BIG things.


    These 250+ unique and tantalizing questions are designed to keep you on your toes, broaden your perspective, avoid small ta

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOtterpine
    Release dateSep 1, 2023
    ISBN9781955671231
    End Small Talk: Deep Questions for Better Conversations

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      End Small Talk - Cory Stout

      Cover: End Small Talk - Deep Questions for Better Conversations by Cory StoutEnd Small Talk - Deep Questions for Better Conversations by Cory Stout

      Copyright © 2023

      Cory Stout

      All Rights Reserved

      Paperback Edition

      Printed in the United States of America

      Production & Art Direction: Saeah Wood

      Editorial: Amy Reed

      Design & Layout: Ivica Jandrijević

      ISBN:

      Hardcover: 978-1-955671-22-4

      Paperback: 978-1-955671-20-0

      E-Book: 978-1-955671-23-1

      otterpine.com

      This book was created with organic, free-range human neurons.

      No artificial intelligence was used in the writing of this book.

      Contents

      Introduction

      The Questions

      Level 1

      Level 2

      Level 3

      Level 4

      Level 5

      Level 6

      Level 7

      Level 8

      Level 9

      Level 10

      Introduction

      Where are you from? Oh, Phoenix? Is it pretty hot there?

      Yeah, it’s hot. But it’s not humid, so it’s more of a dry heat.

      And that’s the moment I visualize jumping out of the window, breaking my leg, and limping back into the room just so I can join a different conversation.

      THAT’S how much I despise small talk.

      Worst Questions of All Time

      • So, how’s everything going with you?

      • What have you been up to lately?

      • Have you heard from [insert name]?

      • What do you do?

      We have a limited amount of time to learn about our friends, family, lovers, and the strangers we encounter every day. Questions pave the road to understanding and connection. A question is so much more than a simple request for information—it’s a bridge between two minds.

      In every great conversation, there’s a moment when the participants tacitly agree to get real. When we waste our time with

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