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We’veallbeenthere:inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,like

us,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.

What’stheproblem?It’spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smore

likelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoying

andunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththe

trouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.

Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’t

evenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(润滑剂)forsocialcommunication,

saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast.＂

Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,＂heexplains.＂Thekey

tosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.＂

Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheir

wayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互动)withitswaiter;theother,to

speakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreported

significantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.＂It’snotthattalkingtothe

waiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,＂saysDunn.＂Butinteractionswithperipheral(边缘的)

membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.＂

Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersens