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What to talk about?

We understand that when facing strangers, we might not know where to begin. Here are some topic ideas which you can use to encourage conversations. The goal is to get learners to converse and share more.

What do you like most about your job?
What do you dislike about your job?
Why do you want to apply this job?
What do you want to become?

If you could have any job, what would it be? Why?
If you could go back and choose a different career, what would you choose? Why?
Why did you leave your job?
How do you go to work?

Can you describe your duty & responsibility?
Can you describe your boss?
What is your strength and weakness?
How do you handle tough customers / teammates?

If you are the interviewer, what would you like to ask the interviewee?
If you go back in time, how would you like to start your career?
What was your toughest things you have gone through and how did you handle that?
How do you convey your opinions to your team and boss?

What languages do you wanna learn and why?
How did you self-study?
What other channels (media/video/books/blogs) do you use to get in touch with the language?
What is your mother tongue?

What languages have you tried to learn?
Where did you learn?
How long did you learn?
How many language can you speak?

What languages do you think would be hardest to learn?
Have you experienced the plateau and how did you overcome?
What methods have you tried to master the language?
What makes you keep learning that language?

How would you like to guide new language learners based on your experience?
Have you taught others the language you know? or Have you considered teaching others?
What if your language is going to disappear for good, what would you do?
How do you find language learning with cultural experiences?

What’s your favourite food?
What’s your favourite dish to make? How do you make it?
What foods do you hate?
What sort of food would you most like to try?

What foods are popular where you live?
Can you cook? How do you cook?
Who have you cooked for?
How do you order your food (f2f)? / How do you book a restaurant?

Can you describe how to cook a dish?
Can you describe the most delicious/awful food you had?
Do you have allergic to any food? Do you know anyone who has food allergic?
How can you file a complaint about the food?

Do you watch any food channel? Why and how do you like it?
If you are a food channel host, how would you promote the food / restaurant?
Setting up a F&B franchise business, how did you deal with master franchiser?
Pick 1 best healthy food and describe why with backup statistic data.

How would you describe your personal style?
What fashion trends do you like?
What fashion trends do you hate?
What product do you use? / What hair style do you like?

If you could copy someone else’s style, would you? If so, whose?
Do you follow 10 step- skincare routine?
What's the latest product have you used ? What do you think about it?

Fashion Police (compare) / My best or worst experiences
Do you think uniform is good/bad and why?
What do you think about plastic surgery / true beauty?

You are to open a boutique (fashion/beauty shop), what things do you think you need to consider?
Your shop is not doing good, what things do you think you need to look into?
Talk about Beauty industry's growth and its trend in coming year
Fashion / Beauty products ingredient, what is made of?

Where do you wanna go and why?
When was the last time you traveled and where?
If you had to choose only one location to take every vacation for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
Who would you like to travel with?

What was the most relaxing place you ever traveled to?
What was the most exciting place you ever traveled to?
If you won an all-expenses-paid trip anywhere in the world, where would you go?
How to book accommodation?

Discuss high/low price of transportation / accommodation / services.
Hosted anyone before? Please share hosting experience.
Your oversea friend is coming to your hometown, how you would host them? Any recommendation / itinerary?

Travel industry growth, its trend, latest technology / product.
If you are to promote a package, how would you do it?
You have been running a hotel, you want to build a booking app, talk to the developer, carry on the conversation.
You are a tour guide, but transportation is not ready for 4hrs, what would you do?

What did you do this week?
Why do you plan to this weekend?
Tell us about your hobbies.
Tell us about your pets
Why are you learning Korean?
What are your main goals for this year?

Are you a spender or a saver?
Do you believe in life after death?
Tell us about a signature dish you cook?
Are you a planner or a spontaneous person?
What is the craziest thing you have done?
Are exams a good way to judge us?

If you are to start a business, what would that be?
Are standardized tests the best way to judge people?
What are the biggest changes faced by humanity right now?
How can we minimize bullying?
Has technology made our lives easier or more complicated?

Art or science? What helps humanity grow more?
Are governments invading privacy of citizens?
Should people be allowed to work shorter hours?

What’s the best / worst movie you ever saw?
What TV character do you wish you could hang out with?
Who would you want cast as you in a movie about your life?
If you see a movie in a theater, do you purchase snacks? If so, what?

What TV character do you wish you could hang out with?
How would you invite your friends for idol / hobby/ interest?
How do you keep yourself updated about your idol / hobby / interest?
Where / how / with who do you share your hobby?

Can you share experience doing your hobby with others?
What have you done to achieve your young dream? What was the obstacle / achievement?
How do you imagine yourself living like an idol?
If you could turn back in time, what kind of idol you would wish to be?

How do you think you can do your hobby for your living?
If you are to set up an entertainment agency, what do you think you should prepare and who you would like to hire?
You are the idol, when you are to sign up on the contract, what would be the most important aspect to consider?
What problem do you see in entertainment show biz in your area?

How are things with you lately?
How is your school? How is your work? How is your family?
Where do you live? What's going on? What did you do yesterday / last weekend?
How is the weather like? Do you like rain/snow/hot/cold weather?

What’s the worst weather disaster that’s affected your country in recent years?
What weather disasters do you see on the news that scare you?
What’s the most uplifting news story you’ve heard recently?
What international news concerns you most?

Do you know anyone suffering from any social issues like outcast/complex/accident/tragedy/etc?
What do you think about current / upcoming election in your country / school / organization?
What do you think about global warming issue?
What can we do to save the earth?

What is the most urgent social issue we should focus on?
AI (techology) vs Human
How do you think we can improve current education system?
When do you think should a young one be given a mobile?

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