This post is about connecting with each other at social gatherings in a public place.  In which anyone who chooses to come along is welcome. The core activity is having a meal with someone...

How do you feel about your ability to communicate well with the people around you, your family, friends, colleagues, neighbours? Would you like to meet socially with others from different occupations and backgrounds? Does...

In our modern world we appreciate that it is ever easier to connect and communicate with others technologically – with our fingers and on screens. But what is this doing to our ability and...

When is the last time that you had a great conversation, a conversation that wasn’t just two intersecting monologues, which is what passes for conversation a lot in this culture? But … a great...

This blog, as readers will likely appreciate, is about how we interact with others in our daily lives matters – greatly!  (See below for my book on this too). With the focus here on...

Hi there, whoever and wherever you are on our precious little fragile planet earth Just what is meant by the title of this post? Could it suggest that the main idea is to bring...

Conversational gatherings are held regularly in Adelaide, Australia, and have been since 2011. They are for anyone, no matter what your background, who wishes to have more sparkle in your life and sees that...

A brief review: In the fun and enjoyable Conversare events everybody present has the opportunity to engage in lively conversation and to recognise the vital importance of doing more of this in their personal...

 Are you consciously aware of what it takes to be a competent conversationalist? And why this is important in the ways you relate to others, and  to yourself? If you are,  how did you...

How often do you have the opportunity to talk with someone in ways that you feel enjoyable and satisfying? In conversation in which there is mutual interest,  expressed by being curious, careful questioning and...