A few hours ago, we were at the doctors office. The short, blonde, pretty face doctor was talking about our upcoming birth. Yes, we are four weeks away from our second child being born!

She used a conversation technique which very few people use, though I teach it in How to Start Conversations & Confidently Talk with Anyone

She paused for a few seconds after I or my wife finished speaking or asking a question before she answered.

There are three benefits when you use this technique:

1. You have time to formulate a good answer.
2. You sound smarter because of this pause. Seriously!
3. You avoid interrupting and thus leave a great impression.

Try this with your next conversation and experience the benefits.

You can confidently talk with anyone. Here are 3 tips that will help you master the art of conversation. You will be able to start and make conversation with ease.

Tip #1: Master the art of conversation by smiling when talking and listening.

A smile is very powerful for several reasons. First, it softens your voice and makes you sound warm and friendly in conversation. Masters of small talk know how powerful this is.

Second, a smile makes you feel more confident. Studies have shown that just smiling makes you feel more happy. A happy person leaves a great impression.

Third, a smile makes you approachable. Do you want to talk with a scowling person and make small talk. No? Neither does the rest of the world.

Tip #2: Start and Make conversation by showing interest.

People love to have others show interest in them. When you show interest through conversation questions, people will enjoy talking with you. The great conversationalist who can talk with anyone, simply show interest in others.

Tip #3: Always have Conversation Topics and Questions by reading for a couple minutes a day.

Yes, you read right. Spend a few moments reading the headlines and other news stories. This way you can talk intelligently in conversation. Better yet, go to some of these weird news sites on the Internet.

When the conversation stalls, you can say something like, "Hey, did you hear about…." and share and interesting conversation fact. Doing this will start the conversation back up and people will admire your social skills.

Learning the art of conversation and being able to make conversation is one of the most vital skills a person can have. Practice these tips and keep seeking to learn more on how to have great conversation skills.

. Both of those are not too hard if a person learns how to do it, and once they have this ability they will be able to confidently talk with people, make friends and increase their popularity. Starting conversations basically comes down to approaching the person and using a conversation starter.

Recently, I was at an event. I walked up to someone, a complete stranger, and said “hi.” That was my conversation starter, and then I asked a question, “What are you enjoying about this event?” That got the conversation going.

How about making friends? Making friends comes down to two things. First, you need to spend time with people and second, find things that you have in common. I have friends where our friendship is based on politics; others, our friendship is based around sports; and others where our friendship is based on the fact that we can talk about anything – we have a real close relationship.

So if you want to make friends, you have to spend time with people, but also find things that you have in common. Using these tactics you will quickly be able to start conversations and make friends.