She said: The key thing I miss out on is small talk.

Opinion - Making small talk about the weather is our national obsession.

Hundreds of events are engineered to get students past the small talk.

After a bit of small talk I asked what everyone was asking.

We said hi and made small talk for a minute or two.

You don't visit for six years, and now you're making small talk?

Bill made small talk, and she made it right back at him.

Do supermarket checkout employees really want to make small talk with customers?

They kept to cordial small talk and avoided opinions on painful subjects.

Elder's culture demanded some small talk but it was painful for Mark.

He was more composed now and returned to small talk, easy conversation.

The men made small talk, and seemed happy enough to see Rhonda.

There's a lot of small talk that happens there and relationships built.

There was small talk exchanged about the weather and the coming holiday.

He had natural charm, but remained shy and uneasy with small talk.

They make small talk for a few minutes as Persephone listens, nodding.