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Big Talk for Youth Mental Health Corps @ Pinterest
Tue, June 16, 2026
Culver City, California
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How to make meaningful social connections while social distancing
My motto during this quarantine and time of encouraging social isolation is inspired by Christopher McCandless’s (Into the Wild) realization after living in social isolation for 114 days: “Happiness is only real when shared.” And as we struggle at home through the anxieties that quarantine life may present us, Anna…
March 27, 2020
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Big Talk for 1000 teenage girls for UN’s International Day of the Girl
On the UN’s “International Day of the Girl, St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, Virginia hosted a special day of celebration for 1000 teenage girls. Kalina was invited to speak about Big Talk and how it can enhance building more open and meaningful relationships both at school and at home. After…
October 19, 2019
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U.S. Embassy Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hosts Kalina for Big Talk Event
6/9/2019 – The US Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan hosted Kalina Silverman to present Big Talk to exchange alumni and local audience members at GroundZero Kitob Olami. Guests learned how to “make Big Talk,” answered Big Talk questions in small groups, shared videos and personal stories out loud, and wrote their…
June 17, 2019
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Big Talk presented to US Senators and House of Representatives on Capitol Hill
In May, Kalina attended Fulbright Ambassador congressional meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington DC to present the Fulbright project “Establishing cross-culture empathy through Big Talk” to senators and representatives. She was able to gift the Senator of Delaware’s office a set of Big Talk cards to use at their staff…
May 31, 2019
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Big Talk “Meetups” held around the world!
Big Talk themed meetups have been held around the world. Check out some of the ones in: Hamburg, Germany Charleston, South Carolina Smyrna, Georgia Perth, Australia
March 12, 2019
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Forbes features Big Talk!
Forbe’s features Kalina’s Quora response to “How can we make more meaningful connections with people we’ve just met?” Read here.
February 6, 2019
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BYU Radio Features Big Talk Interview with Kalina
Kalina Silverman is interviewed by Lisa Valentine Clark for BYU Radio about Big Talk. Listen (47:53)
January 15, 2019
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NBC Features Big Talk Fulbright Research
NBC Asia America chats with Kalina about her research and the impacts of Big Talk across cultures. Read More
September 17, 2018
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Big Talk Keynote at Elite SEM Digital Summit
Kalina delivered a connectivity themed keynote speech to over 200 senior-level marketing, digital, and e-commerce executives and their peers on September 6th in New York City. Read more
September 15, 2018
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Celebrities make Big Talk in Universal Music Australia YouTube Series
What do Bishop Briggs, Keith Urban, Lorde, Billie Eilish, and other superstar musicians have in common? They made Big Talk! Watch
September 3, 2018
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Big Talk for Adobe Women’s Event a Huge Success
Big Talk Journals were distributed to over 200 women in tech at Adobe Headquarters in San Francisco. Read more
September 2, 2018
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Tara Norwegian Women’s Mag – Out with the small talk!
In Norway, people are inspired by making Big Talk to improve relationships in work and with friends. Read more
January 28, 2018
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