Your teacher says to find a partner, but your friend is absent.

“Hi, do you want to be partners?”

You see someone wearing a band t-shirt you like.

“Nice shirt! Are you into [band name] too?”

You're at a party and want to talk to someone standing by the food table.

“This food looks awesome. Have you tried the cookies?”

You're on the bus next to someone in your grade.

“Do you know when this bus gets to school?”

You’re paired up for a project with someone you’ve never talked to.

“Hi, I’m (your name). Have you done a project like this before?”

You’re in line for a school event. The person behind you seems nervous.

“These lines are always so long, huh?”

You’re waiting at a social event and someone else is also alone.

“Hi! Are you waiting for someone too?”

A new student joins your class. You sit next to them.

“You’re new, right? Don’t worry, this class is chill.”

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SMALL TALK LESSON 2

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1
Your teacher says to find a partner, but your friend is absent.
“Can I just join any group?”
“Hi, do you want to be partners?”
“I guess I’ll just work alone.”
“What if we form a partnership so powerful it breaks the laws of physics?”
2
You see someone wearing a band t-shirt you like.
Stare at the shirt without saying anything.
“Nice shirt! Are you into [band name] too?”
“That’s my shirt! I lost it in 2017.”
“That band sucks.”
3
You're at a party and want to talk to someone standing by the food table.
Grab food and walk away.
“This food looks awesome. Have you tried the cookies?”
“If I eat five more nuggets, I gain teleportation powers.”
“So, do you come here often?”
4
You're on the bus next to someone in your grade.
“If this were a movie, we’d be best friends by the end.”
Ignore them.
“Do you know when this bus gets to school?”
“Don’t talk to me before 8 a.m.”
5
You’re paired up for a project with someone you’ve never talked to.
“Hi, I’m (your name). Have you done a project like this before?”
“Ugh, I guess we’re stuck together.”
“I’ll do all the work if you give me your Netflix password.”
Start working silently.
6
You see a classmate sitting alone at lunch. What do you say?
Ignore them and sit with your usual group.
“Hey, mind if I sit here?”
“Why are you sitting by yourself?”
“Do you believe pigeons are government spies?”
7
You’re in line for a school event. The person behind you seems nervous.
“This line is the gateway to another dimension.”
“These lines are always so long, huh?”
Say nothing and look at your phone.
“You look nervous. Are you okay?”
8
You’re waiting at a social event and someone else is also alone.
“Let’s start a secret society right now.”
“I hate when people are late. It’s so annoying.”
“Hi! Are you waiting for someone too?”
Walk away to check your phone.
9
A new student joins your class. You sit next to them.
“…” (Stay silent.)
“You’re new, right? Don’t worry, this class is chill.”
“Welcome to your villain origin story.”
“Why’d you move schools?”

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