You probably already know that a significant portion of our daily interactions involves small talk. These casual conversations about the weather, weekend plans, and other seemingly trivial topics fill ...

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Early on in my career, if I were to conduct a personal skills assessment, the one area that needed attention was engaging in small talk. It became obvious that in the career path I chose, and then in ...

Micky Small is one of hundreds of millions of people who regularly use AI chatbots. She started using ChatGPT to outline and workshop screenplays while getting her master's degree. But something ...