Here's some free advice on having small talk with strangers that I learned from a magazine. I've used it and was not anxious or uncomfortable practicing socializing with strangers. Sometimes there's nothing sometimes it might go for a little bit. Here and enjoy.

Here was some small talk advice I learned from a magazine. Not sure if it was good or if it made me look like a fool but since implementing it years ago I've been comfortable talking with strangers. Here's the three small talk topics it said to use:

• movies so bring up the last movie I saw or other similar types of media. Recent reads or studies maybe news headlines. Ask about opinions or reviews too. An example would be bringing up the new Superman movie.
• weather so offer a line about what the current weather is like. And based on the amount of reply see about continuing the conversation or stopping. Bring up what's in the future or how it was in the past or present. An example would be I heard this year the snow is supposed to be coming again.
• travel so bring up the last vacation I had or other places I've been recently. Observations about what it was like or what was different. See if the other person knows anything about it or where there last trip was to. An example would be I enjoyed the foods in Lancaster Pennsylvania.

So there were places where small talk might occur like the dog park the Church first of the month social if another guest initiates conversation or maybe at the families kids events if someone starts talking with us. So not probing or going to deep and being able to enjoy socializing if the other person wants to play along too.