Busy, hectic, full... if all of these words could be used to describe your schedule these days, I get it.

I also understand that its easy to skip th...

The NFL regular season is underway and if you need a default conversation topic from now until the Super Bowl on February 12, football is a safe bet. ...

A few weeks ago I suggested using NFL training camps to start conversations so you could circle back around with those football fans at the beginning ...

I talk to losers.

It is literally part of my job.

When people find out I work in sports broadcasting they automatically jump to the cool parts of th...

Are you bored by your colleagues’ small talk every Monday?

Tired of hearing what they did over the weekend?

Not interested in seeing another video o...

College football starts this week, but what I hope you're starting this week is a new relationship as a result of small talk. 

Purposeful small talk ...

A quick search about small talk and effective small talk reveals lists of questions, articles on the “necessary evil” of it and hacks to make it easie...

Last week I told you about my goal to not respond with “Busy” when someone asked, “How are you?” Update: I mostly succeeded. But I also caught myself ...

This week I’m making it my goal to not say “Busy” in response to a question like “How are you?” or “How are things?”

It’s accurate to say that I’m bu...

This post was originally written as a guest blog for Alumna House, a company redefining women's game day apparel. The baseball box score and game were...

Saying hi is easy.

The sentence that comes next is the one that can trip you up. If it’s always “How are you?” you’ll probably find yourself followin...

I understand the reaction. I know it can seem annoying. Fans (and I know you don’t want to call them that) who only become fans after a team gets good...