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Download, print, fold, cut, and write in a “make Big Talk with yourself” journal!

A Big Talk journal is a great way to have a deep conversation with yourself and reset your mind. Download here: www.bit.ly/bigtalkjournal  

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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

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