If you’re an Awkward Silence subscriber, you probably have your go-to icebreakers that you use regularly. A handful of tasty conversation starters that you keep top of mind when you meet someone new.
Without checking your Awkward Silence app or weekly email, you are limited by how many questions you can remember off-hand. So we thought you might enjoy this question that doubles as two questions.
“What do you dream about most?”
The great thing about this question is that it is both a light opener, and a question that gets to the heart of an individual’s life-goals.
Dreams occur for all of us nightly, and are often super bizarre. Some will debate on the merits on sharing your dream stories. But describing what occurs regularly in your dreams can be funny & insightful without being tedious.
A lighter question is also a good way to ease into deeper questions. Going in hard immediately before you have a feel for a person can be off-putting or inauthentic. Why would you take a deep interest in someone you don’t know the first thing about?
By the same token, getting past the lighter questions into something meatier & more meaningful keeps the conversation from stagnating in the shallows.
Asking someone what they dream about most, in the sense of what they aspire to & endeavor for, what they put their energies into & where their thoughts often dwell, is a question that is very big picture stuff.
You enquire of their goals and encourage them. And that builds connection.
One question but a double whammy with big results.
Let’s talk.
Use this handy question to get double the results when asking about someone.