ABSTRACT
On a scale of 1–10, where 1 is difficult and 10 is easy, how do you feel about discovering your conversation partner’s interests, when the person in question is:
a friend of the same sex as you?
a friend of the opposite sex?
a new acquaintance?
a potential new girlfriend/boyfriend?
This short section adds to the next two chapters about asking questions, ‘Open and closed questions and invitations to speak’ and ‘The www.technique’, which all provide contributions to the content of a conversation. Please also see the chapter ‘Choosing and introducing a conversation topic’.