{"id":6384,"date":"2017-01-26T05:37:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T05:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/?p=6384"},"modified":"2017-01-26T05:47:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T05:47:05","slug":"skip-small-talk-connect-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/skip-small-talk-connect-anyone\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Skip the Small Talk and Connect With Anyone","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kalina Silverman<\/strong> wanted to see what could happen if she approached strangers and skipped the small talk to have more meaningful conversations with them instead. She made a video documenting the experience. The stories she heard and the connections she made proved that there&#8217;s power in taking the time to stop and ask people to reflect on the questions that truly matter in life.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Since then, she has continued to work on expanding <strong>Big Talk<\/strong> into a movement that inspires and enables people to connect with one another on a deeper level.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about it at www.makebigtalk.com and visit Kalina at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalinasilverman.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.kalinasilverman.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-wdbxqm4oy1y662be4a8690fe267753907\" style=\"max-width:600px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 300 \/ 169\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.333333%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-wdbxqm4oy1y662be4a8690fe267753907\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WDbxqM4Oy1Y?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"338\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WDbxqM4Oy1Y?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gobackpackgo.com\\\/skip-small-talk-connect-anyone\\\/#arve-youtube-wdbxqm4oy1y662be4a8690fe267753907\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/WDbxqM4Oy1Y?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>This talk was given at a <strong>TEDx event using the TED conference<\/strong> format but independently organized by a local community. 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