Talk talk

[clevermanka]

I think there's a lot of factors for people losing their conversational skills these days. I've mentioned Cole Jeanette here before because I appreciate his takes as a neurodivergent person who struggles with outwardly compassionate engagement. He offers practical, non-judgemental tips on how to talk with people, not at them. This recent post of his is a great step-by-step on how to converse in a way that shows people you're actually interested in them and their experiences. He also offers a small talk toolkit downloadable here.