Menus of Conversation

This Central London in-person session of Menus of Conversation will be on Thursday 4th July from 7pm onwards - we don't really have a specific end time, apart from the venue's late closing time, as the show basically goes on for however long people want to talk and for as long as there's another soul present and willing to talk to them. People can therefore come at whatever time and stay for as long as they wish, so it doesn't matter if people turn up an hour or so after the start time. We will be in the bar section, up 2 stairs next to the bar - when you arrive, if you are trying to find where exactly we are in the venue, just keep an eye out for the people enjoying themselves!

Price
The event is a pay what you like event. You can tip whatever you think has been a fair price for your event experience. What with Meet-Up organiser costs, time invested and more, I hope you understand the system. The suggested tip is a minimum of £3-5. You can pay with cash or card on the night, or you can contribute via Buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newconversation

PS, if you've been before, please take a minute to complete my survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NZSZD88

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Event Description
This is a social event where people have the chance to have a one-to-one conversation with someone they may or may not have met before using a 'conversation menu' (picture attached). A conversation menu is a list of pre-written conversation starter questions which participants use to have a conversation by discussing the different questions. The questions are generally about some of life's big questions and lead to some interesting conversations about important, fundamental topics which we certainly don't get the opportunity to discuss every day.

The event has been successful in bringing people together and inviting people to discuss topics and answer questions they don't get to discuss on a daily basis, especially with people they don't know. The idea is that the more we talk about topics we don't normally talk about, to people we don't normally talk to in our habitual social circles, the more opportunities, connection, learning and other general good stuff (world peace, a more prosperous economy, more cakes - you name it) we can achieve as a society.

The event has been found to be popular among the vast majority of people who have participated in it, even people who may turn up to an event while not being quite sure what to expect. Testimonials for the events I have held so far include:

'For me it was a brilliant success and hopefully it will be for many others.
It is a simple idea simply executed, asking people to pair up and discuss a number of questions on a list. And it works! Although I vaguely knew my partner, the questions allowed us time to touch on areas that I think we would have been otherwise unlikely to ever discuss e.g. which parts of your life have been a waste of time?'

'Surprisingly good and thoroughly worthwhile. Suggested questions excellent.'

‘I can heartily recommend coming along to a conversation event. The questions were really thought provoking and led to some fascinating conversations. I really enjoyed the evening and I came away with feeling I’d learned a lot from my conversation partner.”

‘I thought it was a very interesting meeting. I thought it was interesting to try to answer personal questions and listen to the other person.’