Conversation Starter

The person who starts the conversation controls the conversation. It's in your best interest to start it.

One of the best ways begins with four little words:

"Did you hear about...?"

This introduces news and gossip in a very natural way.

"Hey, did you hear about the earthquake? Did you hear about the Lady Gaga? Did you hear about what Suzuki did?"

The pattern is simple:
Did you hear about + subject noun?

From here, the conversation follows a topic you already know.

If someone asks you, "did you hear about...?" You can answer two ways.

If you don't know about the news, you'd say, "No, what?" Then the person will tell you about it.

If you do know about the news, you'd say, "Yeah, I did..." and give some reaction or opinion about it.

Either way, don't let the conversation die. Ask questions. Give opinions.

Try it next time in class; ask your teacher or another student.