Big Talk

skip the small talk, make more meaningful connections. big talk is a communication approach that facilitates meaningful connections in life - with family, friends, coworkers, strangers, and even oneself - through the process of skipping small talk to ask more open-ended and thought provoking questions. in turn, big talk elicits responses that help people build relationships and share their life stories. big talk is a video series, a card game, an educational and business tool, a government-funded international fulbright research project, and a powerful platform that encourages people to share their most profound thoughts, feelings, and life stories - making their voices heard. why make big talk when small talk is so much easier? with technology, it’s easy to reach a million people all over the world, yet it’s hard to have a meaningful conversation with just one person. face-to-face social connectedness is strongly associated with well-being and happiness, but heavy use of social medi