Sometimes it’s natural to run out of topics to talk about.
Whether to present in a small class discussion or to have a good time chatting with your friends, you need interesting topics of conversation that catch the attention of participants and have fun while sharing their opinions.
Sometimes, we learn much more from the people close to us than from other, more formal forms of education. Sharing our tastes and opinions allows us to expand our knowledgewhile getting to know our friends and colleagues better, building deeper relationships.
25 interesting conversation topics
People can surprise us with their opinions on all kinds of topics, from the most banal to the most complex. An interesting conversation usually starts around a specific topic, but evolves as the interlocutors contribute their arguments to the conversation.
A safe technique to make your conversations as interesting as possible is tosimply delve into the opinions that have been strange, original, or even those opposite to those we ourselves have.
In this article we present 25 curious topics of conversation that you can use both in class and in a relaxed conversation with friends.
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1. What is the best pet
The vast majority of us have a typical preference for dogs or cats, but it’s too boring to stop there.
Arguing about which animal would be the best pet may seem banal, but we may be surprised by the knowledge our conversation partners have about specific animals.
2. The perfect city
With technological advances, cities are increasingly evolving towards self-sufficiency.
A great topic of conversation is to talk a little bit about the future, about how we would like cities to be in the near future and what urban inventions might be interesting or even necessary in new societies.
3. The best film director
It never fails. Over time, people who enjoy cinema end up forming opinions not only about movies, but also about the people who make them.
Sharing our favorite director is a great topic of conversation with which we can open our horizons as far as our tastes of the seventh art are concerned.
4. Different ways of feeding
Every day it is more common to find people with other ways of thinking about food, both for health reasons and for the ethical and environmental implications of our way of eating.
Talking about the habits of each one and sharing points of view about these choices can reveal many possibilities that we did not know.
5. Your favorite concert
Although each of us has different artists and favorite genres, if something unites most people is that we enjoy music in our day to day, whether in the gym, studying, working …
Talking about the concert we’ve enjoyed the most is a good way to discover artists with good live and relive exciting memories while sharing them with your friends.
6. Sports hobbies
There are numerous types of sports and activities that we can do regularly or follow closely. Talk about current sports infootball, basketball, boxing, etc. or about activities that we like to do such as running or swimming, it can be a good way to start an interesting conversation and in which you share your interests in a relaxed way.
7. Best holiday destination
For each of us there is a corner of the world that we would love to go to whenever we could release stress and relax after a season of work or study.
For some it may be a very distant destination or for others their hometown, buttalking about our favoriteplaces can teach others new places to visit or even discover cultures they did not know.
8. Favorite Video Game
The world of video games evolves year after year and never ceases to surprise us with its novelties and advances. In addition, the wide range of genres that flood this mediumallows each person to have very different preferences.
Sharing with others the video game that has moved us the most, made us laugh or that has cost us the most to defeat, is also a good way to get to know each other more and to open ourselves up to titles that we have not yet played.
9. Series of the moment
Undoubtedly, series (whether television or produced on a digital platform) are also a medium that we all consume either sporadically or daily.
There is no better way to break the ice thanto talk about the last chapter of that series that keeps you all in suspense, or recommend a series that you have seen recently and liked.
10. Last book you read
Books are also a very interesting topic to learn more about others. They have always been able to inspire us, educate us and change our way of thinking.
Knowing the books that interest your classmatesopens a small window into their inner world and theirway of thinking. Talking about books never disappoints.
11. Better habits against Climate Change
Nowadays we are all (or at least should) be aware of the importance of the impact that society has on nature and the consequences that this is beginning to cause.
Discussing what eachof us can do to contribute positively to this cause or habits that we already make in our daily lives can help to raise awareness among others and mutually share more benevolent alternatives with the environment.
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12. Current situation of the education system
The current educational system, its structure and measures is something that concerns not only many students, but also the population in general.
Talking about what the current situation of the system is, our opinion and what we would do to improve it can also be a very interesting topic to share with your acquaintances.
13. Study methods
On one occasion or another we have all wondered what we can do to improve our study habits or if there is any technique to facilitate our day to day when we study.
Everyone can havedifferent ways to prepare for an exam, so by talking about this topic with others you can share with each other productive school habits and even memorization tricks that will surely be useful.
14. The Weirdest Food You’ve Ever Eaten
In the same way that each of us lived different experiences or made trips to different places throughout our lives, we all have some memory of a meal that we had never tasted and that surprised us when we did so.
Talking about the most picturesque dishesthat each one has had the opportunity to eat can be very fun and at the same time, make us know ingredients that we would never have imagined are used in some cultures.
15. Love in the networks
Platforms whose objective is to find a person with whom, hopefully, we can establish an affective relationship are increasingly widespread today.
Despite this, there is still a certain stigma about finding someone through networks. A good way to normalize this practice is to talk about it in your group of friends, to know their anecdotes and opinions about it.
16. The limit of life
When you separate something into pieces, there comes a point where itceases to maintain its original form and function. With living beings something similar happens, we are formed of small interconnected living pieces, which end up forming a whole in the form of a functional organism.
Talks about life and its limits, such as viruses or the formation of consciousness, are always very deep and interesting.
17. Privacy in the digital age
Our data is constantly used by companiesto make complicated calculations and predictions. The sale of this information is already an industry that moves huge amounts of money at the expense of our personal data.
Talking about how comfortable and knowledgeable we are about our privacy can open our minds to darker aspects of the digital age that we hadn’t contemplated.
18. Gender matters
Feminist discourse has represented a social revolution at the international level. Every day countries and their leaders are more up to date on gender issues, such as the different opportunities and difficulties we experience according to our sex.
Talking about gender in a diverse group is always an interesting experience, as we usually only experience a part of this spectrum.
19. Family anecdotes
Family anecdotes are as varied as the people who make up the different families.
Knowing some of the adventures and misadventures of the families of our colleagues can help us build a feeling of unity while better understanding the way of thinking of our interlocutors, through their family history.
20. Debate on GMOs
GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are the subject of debate that takes place at every scale, from the supermarket to the laboratory.
If you are part of a group in which there is some interest in GMOs and the alterations we make to food, talking about their nature and our opinions about consuming them can open you up to new ways of thinking aboutnew food technologies.
21. The death penalty
Perhaps it is too serious a subject for some circles, but it is interesting especially when it is made up of people of different nationalities.
Death penalty laws vary from country to country, so a talk about the value of life and a government’s power to end one, as well as the problems that come with it, can teach us a lot about different cultures and their view of human life in society.
22. Our origins
Nowadays it is common to find groups of people who come from different parts of the world, especially in large cities.
Having a conversation about ourplaces of originis a great way to expand our knowledge about other cultures and other ways of living.
23. The ban on zoos
Zoos are ancient institutions in which animals are kept in environments that are not usually the most suitable for them.
Many people today have objections about the morality of zoos, especially in an age where we can observe virtually any animal witha quick browser search. It’s an interesting talking point to talk about animal rights.
24. Homeopathy
Alternative medicine has been around forever. At best, it is based on observations and popular knowledgedistilled over the years. In others, it is nothing more than a deception that gives false hope to people in a vulnerable situation.
The view about homeopathy is changing recently in society and institutions take steps to stop these fraudulent practices in different ways. It is a conversation that can raise some blisters, but it is still very interesting.
25. The existence of extraterrestrial life
The universe is vast beyond what we can imagine, and the chances of intelligent life forms on another planet are not, as far as we know today, remote enough to explain the universe’s apparent silence on life.
Talking about our vision about the presence of extraterrestrial life is a very interesting topic of conversation, with which to entertain your group of friends or your class for a while.
References
- Donna T. Andrew, “Popular Culture and Public Debate” in The Historical Journal, Vol. 39, Issue 02 (Cambridge University Press, June 1996), p. 406.
Verbal expression in the professional field (2011) Tecnológico de Monterrey, Puebla Campus.
To the classic question “what do you do?” I always answer “basically I am a psychologist”. In fact, my academic training has revolved around the psychology of development, education and community, a field of study influenced my volunteer activities, as well as my first work experiences in personal services.