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BIG TALK

Kalina Silverman

How to Skip Small Talk, Make Meaningful Connections, and Enrich Your Life

From the wildly popular and innovative creator of @MakeBigTalk, a practical and comprehensive guide to forming deeper connections to combat loneliness and strengthen existing relationships
Our world is increasingly connectedyet so many people feel alone and without purpose. Big Talk offers a powerful antidote. With simple tools and inspiring real-life stories, Kalina Silverman shares how you can go beyond small talk and unlock hidden emotional depths in everyday interactionswhether with a stranger, a friend, a coworker, a community member, a family member, a partner, or even yourself.

What began as one young woman's mission to fight loneliness has since grown into a global movement, featured in major media and used in schools, workplaces, governments, and communities around the world.

In this book, Silverman distills more than a decade of insights from "making Big Talk" into easy-to-apply questions, prompts, and techniques that will help you:

overcome social anxiety and start more meaningful conversations;
deepen relationships and build new ones that last;
foster empathy, trust, and belonging in your community;
create spaces where truth, vulnerability, and real connection can thrive; and make everyday moments, from date nights, to workplace chats, to vacations, to neighborly exchanges, more meaningful and memorable.
Concise, practical, and full of heart, Big Talk is for anyone who's tired of small talk and ready to have conversations that matter.

Kalina Silverman is a U.S. Fulbright Ambassador and the creator of Big Talk. Her work has appeared in Forbes, USA Today, The Washington Post, NBC, and The Huffington Post. Outside of making Big Talk, Kalina loves to surf, play tennis, host community events, paint, play music, and engage with the outdoors.
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Published 2026-02-24 by Tarcher

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In a clickbait, small talk world, Big Talk dares us to go deeper and connect authentically. Kalina Silverman shares powerful stories and a clear framework to transform everyday moments into real connections - around the water cooler, at the dinner table, at a neighborhood park - anywhere life happens. This book is your invitation to speak with strangers, listen with your soul, and create conversations that last a lifetime!

Kalina Silverman's Big Talk revives the lost art of conversation and curiosity not just asking what someone does, but how they feel about what they do, revealing who they really are. This book is the toolkit we need to unlock all the beauty hiding in plain sight.

Big Talk is a breath of fresh air. Reading this book feels like sitting down with a good friend. Kalina writes with so much warmth and honesty, you can't help but be inspired and learn how to move past the surface and connect in a real way. Big Talk is the reminder we all need that we're meant for deeper conversations

Studies show us deep connection is the salve for loneliness and one in four Americans say they don't have someone to confide in. This makes Big Talk a much-needed, non-negotiable skill for solving the loneliness epidemic. It's deep conversation that makes us feel more connected. This incredible book gives you practical strategies for getting to deeper conversation more quickly.

In a world where so many of us are struggling to find the right words, Big Talk is the answer. It shows us how to move past the awkward, break through the noise, and discover the joy of genuine human connection. A powerful reminder that conversations can change our lives.