# Get conversation starters for a party or social event

Tailored openers, follow-up questions, and graceful exits for a specific social event so small talk feels easier.

- Topic: Personal Life & Wellbeing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/get-conversation-starters-for-a-party-or-social-event

## Prompt

```text
Help me handle small talk at an upcoming event.

**The event:** [e.g. "friend's wedding", "neighborhood barbecue", "partner's work holiday party", "school parents' night"]
**Who will be there:** [PEOPLE YOU KNOW, PEOPLE YOU DON'T, TYPICAL GUESTS]
**A few things about me I'm happy to talk about:** [HOBBIES, RECENT TRIP, WORK, PETS]
**What I find hard:** [starting / keeping it going / ending / remembering names]
**Topics I want to avoid:** [e.g. "my job search", "politics"]

Give me:
1. 8 openers that fit this specific event (not "So, what do you do?" on repeat).
2. How to keep a conversation going: follow-up questions, and how to share a little about myself so it isn't an interview.
3. Ways to join a group that's already talking.
4. 4 polite ways to exit a conversation.
5. Deflections for topics I want to avoid, and for nosy questions.
6. A quick trick for remembering names.

Keep every line short and natural enough to say out loud.
```

## What to fill in

- PEOPLE YOU KNOW, PEOPLE YOU DON'T, TYPICAL GUESTS
- HOBBIES, RECENT TRIP, WORK, PETS
- starting / keeping it going / ending / remembering names
- e.g. "my job search", "politics"

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