It’s as simple as this:  Come along to a local, friendly public place, mix informally over drinks, be welcomed by the host who outlines brief guidelines, order food. When this is ready to be...

Conversare (from Latin: to turn or to dance together) events are for people to come together to engage in face-to-face conversation. They are about a fresh and enjoyable way of socialising in which everyone...

In my recent post I indicated that a suggestion for a possible subtitle for Conversare was:                                ‘Bringing conversation to...

I sent a note to people who have expressed interest in Conversare events held in Adelaide, to pose a quandary and request their opinion. “We are said to be losing the art of conversation. It...

What with more than half of the world’s population now living in cities and this proportion on the increase there is deep concern about how to meet the social needs of urban dwellers. Among...

In our modern, complex, and often quite fragmented lives there is little opportunity to connect through satisfying conversations other than with people we already know. Conversare is an experiment to explore what can happen...

  Excerpt from: Michael Palin interviewed by Michael Cathcart on Books + (Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 7 July 2012  http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksplus/michael-palin/4107646 Michael Palin is perhaps best known for his role in ‘Monty Python’s Flying...

Conversare is for people who wish to open up their lives. People who recognise that these novel events are an exciting and intriguing way of doing this, whatever their stage of life. What can...

Conversare bubbles along at the Whitmore pub in the city of Adelaide on the last Monday of the month. The next event is on 25th June, 2012. ( I would add for readers outside...

We hear the word ‘community’ used a lot these days without being clear what the users have in mind.  With the term ‘conversing community’ I suggest that, through being a participant in a Conversare...