Entertaining is more than setting the table and cooking a meal. It's also about making guests feel comfortable—and that can mean helping the convo flow. In fact, a few reliable conversation starters ...

Wondering how to start a conversation? I could say simply that you aren’t alone in wondering. Or I could break the fourth wall a little. Humor me the latter. As a writer in the digital age with access ...

You can be the most outgoing person in the world and there can still be times when starting a conversation with someone new feels overwhelming. What do you say at a networking event or on a first date ...

At your holiday dinner table, you know it's important to stay away from controversial topics like politics, but what do you do if you don't want to revert to retelling old family stories over and over ...

Dear Jean: When I am with my grandchildren, I don’t know what to talk to them about. They just sit on their phones. We don’t ...

How much time are you wasting at business networking events with that tired, overused opening line: "What do you do?" I can’t imagine a more boring way to introduce yourself to a new contact; it ...