Small talk is a popular way of getting to know someone.getting into a school or job,or just passing the time. But do you think you're good at it? And do you even know how to do it? If not, then it’s never too late to learn. The art of small talk is the art of talking about unimportant things like the weather. So why should you find it important? It's completely free. It doesn't matter if you fail,and you never know where it will go. “It can lead to many results,from a pleasant exchange to the signing of a million dollur business deal”,according to Brett Nelson in Forbes Magazine. The good things to small talk don't stop there. It can also make uh smarter,as a study by researchers at the Universily of Michigan found that friendly ,social communication could help us solve problerms. You may be wondering how best to break this ice. Weather is probably the number one thing that people who do not know each other will discuss, Sports news in also a very common topic ,espercially if a local team or player is doing extremely well or badly. And if you and the other speaker have something in common, that may also he acceptable to talk about. For example, if the bus you are on is full,you miglit talk about the reasons why. Gompiimenting (恭维)someone on their clothing or hair is acceptable; however, you should probably not say anything — good or bad 一 about a person's body. Basically, any subject that makes the other person give a deep-thought answer in not welcomne. If you bring up something like death, religion, politics, for serious opinions ,you will turn people off.