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Today marks the 8-year anniversary of Big Talk! ??
Today marks the 8-year anniversary of Big Talk! It all began as a video I made one summer, where I walked up to complete strangers and invited them to answer the question, “What do you want to do before you die?” Through this video, I hoped to show that no…
September 15, 2023
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Big Talk honors National Suicide Prevention Week
View this post on Instagram A post shared by BIG TALK (@makebigtalk) Big Talk with Sharon Dunas. Warning: Discusses suicide. This week is National Suicide Prevention Week. Please know that you are never alone in your suffering. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of…
September 13, 2023
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Join Big Talk Music Wine and Paint Night next Thursday July 27th in Los Angeles!
RSVP HERE Join us for a unique and memorable evening! Bring your friends, family, or date, or come solo! The theme of this paint night will be: NATURE AND ADVENTURE
July 20, 2023
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Big Talk Video with over 1 million views + A message from Sharon Dunas about Suicide Prevention
(TRIGGER WARNING: THIS VIDEO & POST MENTIONS SUICIDE AND EATING DISORDERS) View this post on Instagram A post shared by BIG TALK (@makebigtalk) This heartbreaking Big Talk conversation has generated over 1 million views on Instagram Reels. I shared this message with the speaker, Sharon Dunas, and she…
June 8, 2023
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Big Talk and LA Bucketlisters Present Music, Wine, and Paint Nights This Summer!
Get tickets here : View this post on Instagram A post shared by BIG TALK (@makebigtalk)
June 7, 2023
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Join Big Talk and the City of Santa Monica for an Ideas Exchange on May 17th and 18th.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by BIG TALK (@makebigtalk) Future of Behavioral Health What’s the Future of Behavioral Health? Come to an Ideas Exchange event and help Santa Monica decide! Behavioral health (including mental health and substance use) issues affect everybody in our community so…
May 16, 2023
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1000 Master’s and PhD students from over 70 different countries around the world Make Big Talk in a series of State Department Fulbright workshops
View this post on Instagram A post shared by BIG TALK (@makebigtalk) The U.S. Fulbright Program makes Big Talk in Washington D.C.!
April 26, 2023
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7 Big Talk Questions you can ask instead of “How are you?”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by BIG TALK (@makebigtalk) “How are you” can be too vague of a question for people to feel like they can answer honestly. So, usually, the generic response is “Good, and you?” Here are 7 alternative questions you can…
March 11, 2023
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This Holiday Season: Buy One Get One Free of the Big Talk Question Card Game
This Thanksgiving and Holiday Season, give an extra deck of the Big Talk Question Card Game to someone you are thankful for! Or save it as a Winter gift or Christmas stocking stuffer. Here are some ideas for how to use Big Talk this holiday season: Conversation Openers for Holiday…
November 14, 2022
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Join Big Talk at the Foundation for Social Connection 2022 Global Action Forum
Fighting loneliness and social isolation, fostering community belonging and connection, and building global curiosity and empathy are what Big Talk is all about. Join me next week at the Foundation for Social Connection Global Action Forum for 1 of 3 free virtual Big Talk workshops. Keynote…
October 7, 2022
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Big Talk Summer Solstice Fun for the Community
View this post on Instagram A post shared by BIG TALK (@makebigtalk) Hi friends! Thank you so much for coming out to our first-ever Big Talk Santa Monica Summer Solstice event! Fighting modern-day loneliness, fostering community belonging, and building empathy and curiosity across borders – is what Big…
July 11, 2022
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Big Talk is now on Tik Tok
Hey everyone! Big Talk is now on Tik Tok underneath @makebigtalk. Here, we will be posting explainer videos as well as Big Talk conversations with strangers. Please follow to stay updated. Thanks! @makebigtalk I just got back from a party and was thinking about some ideas for how small talk…
July 11, 2022
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