Podcast HackCan I Skip Small Talk?By Meredith for Real, Meredith Hackwith Edwards, Rob Baedeker
In a Nutshell
In this June 2022 episode of Meredith for Real, Meredith Hack with Edwards interviews communications expert and author Rob Baedeker, who shares tips for navigating awkward social situations and having more meaningful conversations.
Favorite Quote
Some of the nervous energy comes, for some people at least, when you first meet someone, and you’re in a situation where you’re expected to converse. And if you are an introvert, you probably hate small talk.
Meredith Hackwith Edwards
Introduction
Can you escape awkward social interactions without making small talk?
Rob Baedeker is the Senior Director of the communications consulting firm Stand & Deliver and the co-author of What to Talk About.
Baedeker challenged his introverted tendencies by becoming an improv performer, and now he works as a public speaker, helping others overcome communication obstacles.
Meredith Hackwith Edwards is the host of the podcast Meredith for Real: The Curious Introvert, where she interviews people with interesting lives or paradoxical perspectives.
In this June 2022 episode of Meredith for Real, Baedeker offers advice for introverts and discusses how to move beyond small talk in various hypothetical social situations.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.You don’t have to have deep conversations with everyone you meet
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