When Monday rolls around, you know you’ll be asked the standard question, “How was your weekend?” But what if small talk isn’t your thing or what if you didn’t do much? Whether the question’s coming from your friends, coworkers, or that cute person you’ve been messaging online, In this article, we shall look at interesting ways to respond that’ll improve your small talk skills and make your weekend sound great.
“It was great, thanks!”. Send a simple response to be polite. This approach is perfect if you’re in a professional setting or if you’re talking to a stranger and not very interested in small talk. Just thank the other person for asking about your weekend, and continue the conversation or change the subject. “It was relaxing. Thanks for asking!”
“My weekend was pretty good. Can you believe the rain, though?” Talk about the weather to use a classic small talk strategy. You can turn the conversation towards the weather if you’d prefer to keep the conversation less personal. A response like this is probably better for a coworker or stranger than someone you want to impress, since these responses don’t say a lot about your personality or life.
“It was relaxing! I’m ready to tackle the upcoming week.” Try this response in a work setting. Everyone needs some downtime and can relate to that feeling. Combine a description of your relaxing weekend with a brief mention of something you’re looking forward to in the next week. You’ll sound energized and ready to go! “I took the weekend to unwind. Looking forward to hitting the ground running this week.” “I had a pretty chill weekend. I feel refreshed and re-energized!”
“Oh, I didn’t do anything special. Tell me about your weekend, though!” It’s okay to be honest if your weekend wasn’t very eventful. Sometimes you just don’t have much to say or don’t really want to talk about your weekend that’s totally fine. You can still have an interesting conversation by asking the other person how their weekend went. Good small talk is all about engaging the other person and responding to what they have to say. “I took it easy this weekend. Did you do anything fun?”.”My weekend was pretty average. But I remember you saying you had fun plans!”
“My weekend was good! I overheard the strangest thing.” Tell a story about something small you observed over the weekend. If you took a walk or went for a drive, mention something you saw outside like a beautiful sunset or a cute dog. You don’t have to have a crazy weekend to be an interesting person! Send a text that shows you know how to slow down and appreciate the little things in life.
“My weekend was nice. I don’t know if you saw the fog on Sunday morning, but it looked stunning.” “My weekend was pretty good! I saw an amazing street musician while I was on my Saturday run and that made my day.”
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