Skip the small talk.
Make more meaningful connections.
Skip the small talk.
Make more meaningful connections.
The Big Talk Story
Over a decade ago, Kalina Silverman started Big Talk to tackle feelings of loneliness and disconnection. In a video, she approached strangers and skipped small talk to ask: “What do you want to do before you die?” Today, Big Talk has grown into a global movement, inspiring individuals, couples, families, friends, workplaces, governments, non-profits, and communities to build deeper connections and stronger relationships.
Big Talk is a global movement that fights loneliness and disconnection by building community while fostering empathy and curiosity.
What makes you feel most alive?
What are you curious about lately?
What do you want to do before you die?
How do you want to be remembered?
What makes you feel most alive?
What are you curious about lately?
What do you want to do before you die?
How do you want to be remembered?
Big Talk for Your Organization
Big Talk offers team-building for your Organization, Company, Community, or Non-profit.
Live Events and Workshops for in-person, virtual, and hybrid organizations.
Customized Program Development in line with your organization’s values and resources.
Big Talk Card Games with Wholesale Business Prices available, App, and Custom Co-Branded Question Card Games.
Events Activation to help people move beyond the classic, repetitive networking small talk questions to make substantial and lasting connections
How to Make Big Talk
Testimonials
Corporate
Big Talk for Adobe Women’s Event
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This was the best ‘networking’ event I have attended. It made it easy to get past the standard where do you work and where are you from conversations and help guide more insightful and meaningful conversations with total strangers.
Erica Hennes
VP of Marketing at Urban Sitter
Nonprofit
Inmates make Big Talk in a Tablet Course
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We were blown away by their answers! Some told stories about fear and difficulties of adjusting to prison and the powerful lessons they’ve learned. In a recent survey, students were eager for even more Big Talk materials. One message read, “Can you upload a second course this week? I’d like to finish it before I go home.
Edovo Jail Education Solutions
VP of Marketing at Urban Sitter
Mental Health
Autism and Aspergers Support
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I’m autistic & I can’t fathom the reason for small talk. I Big Talk but I can be careless if I’m not very careful. An issue that has been left dangling by both our family counselor and my therapist. I have an extreme aversion to groups. It is a bit of a miracle that I found information on the issues I deal with from a credible source. Your website is a safe place. I can’t wait to show my wife your site. She’s my Small Talk coach :). Thanks for the guidance.
Alan
Diagnosed with Autism
Corportate
J&J makes Big Talk in a Hybrid Event
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“We selected Kalina and her Big Talk program for our end-of-year meeting for our Wound Closure business at Ethicon. Kalina was a great presenter and facilitator – despite being virtual while we were physical – and her Big Talk was a great bonding experience! People left excited to continue Big Talk in the workplace (it was suggested as an opener for meetings) and in their personal lives. Definitely recommend!
J&J Ethicon Employee
Corportate
Harvard Medical School makes Big Talk for Orientation
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“Big Talk helped a LOT to break down potential barriers and make us all feel a lot more comfortable. The breakout group strategy was helpful in that it gave each of us a lot of choice about what we wanted to share with the group and how vulnerable we wanted to be, which worked out beautifully as people really started to open up over the course of the discussion, providing a great foundation for subsequent reflective sessions in our first week.”
Harvard Medical School Student
CELEBRITY
Keith Urban skips the small talk
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“What does Keith Urban do when nobody is watching? Watch him play the Big Talk Question Card Game here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwq3X0W_Fpl“
KEITH URBAN, COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR
CELEBRITY
LA Lakers Basketball Team makes Big Talk
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“My name is Coby Karl, I am currently the head coach of the LA Lakers G League Team, the South Bay lakers. After watching your ted talk and first video, I bought the Big Talk Cards. I am emailing you today, because today was the first time that I had the courage as a young head coach, to bring them out with my team (a bunch of young talented men) on our bus ride to the arena, and it went great. The game itself has brought us all closer as people and teammates. We have guys requesting to play it now, when we have extended bus rides on the road. I love your courage to take that step and understand the fear that we walk around with everyday to not take that step towards people. Thank you Be well, Coby”
COACH COBY KARL, LA LAKERS G TEAM
PERSONAL
Big Talk Inspired Marriage Proposal
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“We began writing each other Big Talk letters and continued throughout the last year over our long-distance relationship. We are continuing it now as I am currently three months into a 7-month deployment to the Middle East with my B-52 bomb squadron. At the moment, we have answered 36 of your questions in letters to each other. I was hoping you could make a Big Talk card that looks the same as all the others on the front and on the back says simply, ‘Will you marry me? Thanks Again, Capt Joe” (Update: She said yes!)
CAPTAIN JOE
EDUCATION
Big Talk inspires university students to explore answers to deep and meaningful questions
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“Big Talk inspires university students to explore answers to deep and meaningful questions and to gain confidence sharing profound ideas with others. The program enhances students’ ability to engage in a genuine exchange and development of insights and new perspectives with their peers. Big Talk generates an appreciation for the role deep communication plays in leading a rich and fulfilling university and professional career.”
GREG DUNN, DEAN OF NARXOZ BUSINESS SCHOOL IN ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN
HEALTH CARE
Big Talk is good therapy for patients
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“My name is Julie. I am an RN and this year I am celebrating 30 years as a Registered Nurse. I saw your Big Talk video and was totally amazed. I am so excited and impressed by this, it is going to change the world. Believe me, as a nurse I see so many people in pain. Physical and emotional. And they don’t want to have small talk. They want to talk about what really matters and they want someone to listen.”
JULIE, REGISTERED NURSE
CELEBRITY
Billie Eilish makes Big Talk
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Superstar Billie Eilish joins the Big Talk movement and plays the Big Talk Question Card Game in a video created by Universal music Australia. By skipping the small talk, she gave meaningful answers to questions like, “What is your greatest strength?”
BILLIE EILISH, MUSICIAN
CELEBRITY
U.S. Senator's Office makes Big Talk
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“I wanted to circle back and let you know that our breakout session using Big Talk was beyond amazing. Both the Senator and new members of our team talked about how enlightening and enjoyable the experience was. We also came up with our own Big Talk questions, which the group asked the Senator to answer and he came up with a couple that he asked of the group. We were so caught up in the experience that we went over our time limit, but it was well worth it.”
SENATOR'S OFFICE STAFF
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