Texts and messages
Reply to the reels and good news friends send, and know when a long text chat should be a call.
Get comfortable talking to people. Connsmitten is an app for building social confidence through short lessons and practice conversations, with feedback from your coach.
Lessons
- Reply to a funny reel with your favorite part
Say your favorite part, then give them something to answer.
Burke and Kraut, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 2016 - Respond to good news by asking for the story
When they share good news, be happy for them and ask for the story.
Reis et al., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2010 - Call instead of texting when a chat runs long
When a text chat runs long, call: say why you called, then ask about it.
Kumar and Epley, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2021
How to talk to people
Build confidence for your next conversation. Take a two-minute lesson, then have your first practice conversation with Dan.
Listen to Dan open the conversation
Hey! How was your weekend?
Dan