Caroline Cavanagh

Break the Ice: How to Start Conversations Easily | Dealing with Anxiety | @caroline-cavanagh

10 Nov 2025 · 0 min

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Caroline Cavanagh suggests opening with a genuine compliment, which prompts reciprocation and warmth. Follow it with a brief admission that starting conversations feels hard. That honesty bridges the ice-breaker to real dialogue and kills awkward silences.

But everyone likes a compliment. Naturally what happens is people then compliment you back. It's broken the ice, but then you need to have something to follow up with, otherwise you get that really awkward pregnant pause. And the tip that works for me is I allow myself to then be vulnerable. I will say, do you know, I find these scenarios really quite challenging, walking into a room where I don't know anyone and trying to make a conversation.

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