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Big Talk at the UN Summit of the Future UNESCO / Interstellar Foundation Event

September 21, 2024
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Event Address: 9h30-12h30, 304 East 45th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA & Virtual Contact us at nick@interstellarfoundation.com
Join Big Talk at the UN Summit of the Future Event on September 21st in NYC. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScR5MqVMUEBqinu2S1DkskbOjpw3nG60v8mNR2t6yuJUI4Olg/viewform

Big Talk Art of Recovery for May’s Mental Health Awareness Month in Partnership with the City of Santa Monica

Start date: May 1, 2024
End date: May 31, 2024
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Join Big Talk and Santa Monica’s Art of Recovery Program in Planting Seeds of Hope for May’s Mental Health Awareness Month! Big Talk will host pop-ups at various events throughout the city with an interactive art installation for passersby to stop by, write messages of hope, and make more meaningful and delightful community connections! 1. […]

Make Big Talk x GoFundMe World Kindness Day Holiday Drive

November 13, 2023
12:00 am - 12:00 am
What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you? Today is World Kindness Day! I’m partnering with GoFundMe to raise money for their Holiday Drive, which helps people pay for essentials like rent, food, and bills. Today only, GoFundMe is matching up to $50K in donations to celebrate World Kindness Day! Please consider donating, […]

Big Talk with Chai Ventures in NYC: The Rise of Women in VC

August 8, 2023
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: New York City
We are so excited to invite you to another Chai Ventures event in partnership with Big Talk, celebrating our community of inspiring women and fostering meaningful connections!

Big Talk Music, Wine, and Paint Nights with LA Bucketlist – Thursdays this Summer!

Start date: June 15, 2023
End date: August 24, 2023
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Dogtown Coffee in Santa Monica
Purchase tickets here: https://bucketlisters.com/experience/big-talk-music-wine-paint-night About the event: Join us for a one-of-a-kind evening of creativity, connection, and inspiration at our Big Talk, Music, Wine, and Paint Night right at Dogtown Coffee right by the beach in Santa Monica! This is not your average wine and paint night! It's a unique and fun experience designed to […]

Big Talk x Venn City – Here comes the Neighborhood (FREE and Open to the Public)

April 30, 2022
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: The Alley 819 Santee Street Los Angeles, CA 90014
Here Comes The Neighborhood - a night of performance art, culture, local crafts, food, and drink! "Meet your neighbors and the local arts community in a recently rejuvenated DTLA alleyway that will be transformed (for one night only) into a pop-up craft fair and performance venue. Come join us for a night of culture, music, […]

Big Talk @ NYU Shanghai

March 18, 2021
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Learn more: https://events.shanghai.nyu.edu/#!view/event/date/20210318/event_id/5841

You’re invited: LET’S DEEP NETWORK w/ guest Kalina Silverman!

January 12, 2021
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Join here https://twine.link/e2b
See original post by Diana Rau, Cofounder of Twine, and Forbes 30 under 30, here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/you-reinvited-deepnetworkingfea6749359057137750016/ What do you want to do before you die? Have you ever fallen down in life, and what helped you get back up? If money were no concern, how would you live life differently? Welcome to a very special […]

Weekly Big Talk Video Chats Powered by Twine

August 14, 2020
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: bit.ly/twineforbigtalk
Join the Big Talk Community for weekly short video chats where you get to answer meaningful questions. RSVP: bit.ly/twineforbigtalk

Big Talk x Twine Week

Start date: June 3, 2020
End date: June 7, 2020
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Join a global Big Talk event with extraordinary people from all over the world for meaningful 1-to-1 conversations through video. Powered by twine, a first-of-its kind conversation platform. Sign up for one or all of the sessions: Wed Jun 3 530-6p EST, Thur Jun 4 830-850a EST, Fri Jun 5 5-530p EST, Sat Jun 6 […]

Big Talk for Veteran Rites

May 3, 2020
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: ZOOM LINK https://zoom.us/j/2500405211
Join Veteran Rites and Kalina Silverman, U.S. Fulbright Ambassador and Founder of Big Talk for a special online veteran circle where will skip the small talk to rally up and form meaningful connections that bridge the space between us. ZOOM LINK https://zoom.us/j/2500405211

Instagram Live Event: @22.33_stories – Let’s connect in Isolation

April 22, 2020
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Instagram Live
Tune in Wed on Instagram Live @22.33_stories: Let's connect in Isolation, answer unique questions about life today, and talk about ways to make meaningful connections during this time. :) It will be a fun episode of Big Talk with the U.S. Department of State, Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and […]

Big Talk (Virtual) Coffee Shop with The Riveter

April 20, 2020
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: online
Tune in to "overhear" their (Kalina Silverman and Leigh Rybak) coffee shop chat about all things life, work, and love in the time of COVID-19. You get to listen, laugh and sip on the hot stuff with them. There's no telling where this conversation might go. And yes, you'll get to ask your questions at […]

Big Talk for Middle School Students in Colorado

February 28, 2017
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Aurora, Colorado
Students at Columbia Middle School in Aurora, Colorado had Big Talk conversations in a presentation led by Kalina. Check out a video here: https://www.instagram.com/makebigtalk/p/BREwKd7B-O0/.

Quora Sessions Q&A with Kalina

Start date: January 16, 2019
End date: January 21, 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
On January 21st at 4 pm, Kalina will host a Big Talk Quora Session and will aswer questions about the following topics: Meaningful connections, skipping small talk, asking deep questions, Big Talk, living abroad in Singapore, Fulbright research, giving a TEDx talk, talking to strangers, traveling, video interviews and documentary filmmaking, and going viral. To […]

Make Big Talk: Women-in-Tech Neighborhood Mixer @Adobe

October 3, 2018
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Adobe Systems, San Francisco
What makes you feel most alive? If you could talk to everyone in the world, what would you say? What’s one thing that could happen today that would make it great? The Big Talk card game, created by guest speaker Kalina Silverman, is a series of 89 questions that challenge everyone to skip the small […]

Big Talk Key Note at 2018 Elite Digital SEM Summit

September 6, 2018
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: New York City
Kalina Silverman will deliver the keynote speech on the theme of connectivity. She will explain how to skip the small talk and have deeper, more meaningful relationships with your customers. The Elite SEM Digital Summit is an exclusive gathering of senior-level marketing, digital, and ecommerce executives that connects you with industry experts, thought leaders, and […]

Big Talk Activity for Muslim Women in Singapore

March 4, 2018
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Library, Singapore
Kalina Silverman delivers a fun Big Talk activity for the PPIS International Muslim Women’s Day Event at the Singapore National Library.

U.S. Embassy Exchange Dinner Big Talk Icebreaker

September 27, 2017
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: U.S. Ambassador's House in Singapore
“More than 80 outstanding alumni U.S. Government-funded exchange programs, including #Fulbright, #YSEALI, #IVLP, #Gilman, #TechCamp, and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit enjoyed a memorable evening of sharing and learning on September 27. We skipped the ‘small talk’ and jumped right into ‘BIG TALK’ to kick-off the evening, with an icebreaker exercise designed by American Fulbright Student, […]