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Modern Small Talk

Modern Small Talk

By Lill Øyunn Nermoen-Hanssen

This is small talk with all the missing ingredients! In this podcast, you'll get the tools you need to build the confidence you need to talk to anyone and create valuable connections.

Visit www.lillnermoenhanssen.com for show-notes, online classes, and more.
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Modern Small TalkApr 18, 2019

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01 2023 What is Modern Small Talk

01 2023 What is Modern Small Talk

This episode gives you a taste of what's to come from Lill in the coming year. Yes, year. She's been out of the podcast game for a bit. Gathering more information and building the book which will be published when pigs fly. Hopefully sooner. 

Mar 02, 202316:56
MST Reading people in small talk situations

MST Reading people in small talk situations

Do you have a list of default questions that you go to when you get into a small talk situation? This podcast will make small talk so much easier.

Jul 03, 202113:22
WI102 Exploring your own creativity skills

WI102 Exploring your own creativity skills

Do you have to be artsy to be creative? Or, could you be just as creative as anyone else, in your own field of work and hobbies?


Jun 29, 202110:17
MST How to be an introvert and excel in Modern Small Talk (republished)

MST How to be an introvert and excel in Modern Small Talk (republished)

So there's small talk and then there's this new thing: Modern Small Talk. This is the way to include the extrovert and introvert. A way to do small talk where both feel seen. Is that even possible? Look out for future episodes every Friday. You are in for a treat! 

Jun 26, 202113:03
WI102 Setting the bar on how we talk on social media (republished)

WI102 Setting the bar on how we talk on social media (republished)

If you're tired of how rude people are on social media, now is your chance to do something about it. In this episode we talk about setting the bar on how we talk on social media.


Jun 22, 202125:37
MST How do deal with promises and accountability (reupload)

MST How do deal with promises and accountability (reupload)

When you so dearly want to deliver, something, –something to be proud of, that makes you feel heard, this accountability can drain all energy of you. This is how I dealt with mine. And in reuploading it, I'm doing it again. 

This weeks episodes on WI102 and MST are reuploaded due to a book I'm writing and need to priorities right now. 

I've learned over the years, that if I don't listen I get physically ill. This is me, practicing what I preach on this podcasts. 

This is me listening to my own conversation. 

Thank you for listening too. 

I would love to hear your comment on my website: www.lifebylill.com

Jun 18, 202114:48
WI102 What if you knew you'd be a 102 years old? (republished)

WI102 What if you knew you'd be a 102 years old? (republished)

A woman in her 70s choosing to become a yoga teacher would be the final inspiration I needed to start investing in my life longterm. How? You'll hear it all in this podcast. This is how it all began!

Jun 15, 202135:43
MST Why the old small talk drains you
Jun 11, 202109:48
WI102 Candor over a rhubarb pie

WI102 Candor over a rhubarb pie

You know when someone is just so helpful when you haven't asked for it? How do you deal with it? How do you stay true to your and not go into service and suddenly what you wanted to do was no longer yours? Here's what you do! 


Jun 08, 202113:24
MST How owning your story empowers your small talk

MST How owning your story empowers your small talk

What happens when you own your own story and how do you go about doing that? You'll get all the tools you need here to be inspired for the mindset needed. 

If you'd like to book a session to get your own tools for shaping the story you'd like to live you can contact me on: lill@lifebylill.com

Jun 04, 202114:35
WI102 I’m not afraid to die and, - I choose to live.

WI102 I’m not afraid to die and, - I choose to live.

How do you know if you're truly living? 


Jun 01, 202112:12
MST Positive gossip is there such a thing?
May 28, 202110:55
WI102 How do you invests in you and your future?

WI102 How do you invests in you and your future?

How you receive a grand gift or huge amounts of money shows you how you invest in you and your future. I played with the thought of 300 million and had some interesting thoughts. 

May 25, 202112:55
MST Why creating your own vocabulary empowers you

MST Why creating your own vocabulary empowers you

Are the words you use most a quilt of other peoples words or are they true to who you –right now?

May 21, 202114:45
Remember to say hello in the mirror

Remember to say hello in the mirror

Have you noticed how your body changes and given up on it? You might be in for a treat if you just remember to say hello.


May 18, 202114:34
MST The simplicity of the hello

MST The simplicity of the hello

I was in an awkward situation and it reminded me of one of the many reasons I saw the need for the conversation about small talk. 

May 14, 202112:34
Guilty pleasures, what are they?

Guilty pleasures, what are they?

After watching a Netflix-show, inspired by a most ingenious woman, I needed to start the conversation on guilty pleasure.

May 11, 202120:56
MST The side-effects to Modern Small Talk

MST The side-effects to Modern Small Talk

In this episode I discuss the perks beyond a short conversation that you might find beneficial. 


May 07, 202111:54
WI102 How to deal with promises and accountability

WI102 How to deal with promises and accountability

I learned a lot in three weeks of podcasting every day. This is what I learned and what you'll get in the coming weeks. 

May 04, 202114:48
Nr 045 How resting bitch face inspired Modern Small Talk

Nr 045 How resting bitch face inspired Modern Small Talk

After my surgery I needed to reclaim my life. I intentionally tried RBF Resting Bitch Face for three months and it was the best decision in years! Here's the story. 

Apr 30, 202119:11
How teaching gratitude whilst driving fosters more confidence

How teaching gratitude whilst driving fosters more confidence

These days I'm teaching my teenager to drive and I've become more aware of how I use gratitude in traffic and more importantly why. 

Apr 28, 202115:32
Your feelings and emotions as a friend or foe

Your feelings and emotions as a friend or foe

Feelings and emotions could be the best in life, if you let it. Being conscious of what they do to you, how they control you if you let them. Knowing how freeing they can be, if you let them. 


Apr 27, 202112:33
SLTS 3 steps to increase your productivity and get past the final obstacle
Apr 26, 202114:27
MST Intentional Communication part 2
Apr 25, 202106:47
CBW What does inner drive have to do with creativity?

CBW What does inner drive have to do with creativity?

If you listened to your inner drive, you'd be more creative and more things done. So what is this elusive feeling?



Apr 24, 202122:31
MST The allowance of a breakdown that prompted breakthrough
Apr 23, 202113:03
MSTN Heve standarden på hvordan vi snakker i sosiale medier

MSTN Heve standarden på hvordan vi snakker i sosiale medier

Hvis du er lei av troll? Er du lei av å bli misforstått i sosiale medier? Det er det vi snakker om i dag.

Apr 22, 202119:47
MST Intentional Communication part 1 of 3
Apr 21, 202135:35
Complacency vs Self-leadership
Apr 20, 202119:11
How Podcasting became the solution to my writing

How Podcasting became the solution to my writing

I had a hard time sticking to one story whenever I sat down to write. One story would get more legs than an octopus and I finally it would not make any sense. After I started podcasting every day it all made sense.

Apr 19, 202116:42
Setting the bar on how we talk on social media

Setting the bar on how we talk on social media

There's trolls, there's the social media self appointed police and there are the Karens and Richards. Where should we set the bar on social media commenting and dialogues?


Apr 18, 202125:26
How to be an introvert and excel in Modern Small Talk
Apr 16, 202112:53
MST Hvordan inkludere deg selv, lese folk og være introvert med Moderne Small Talk
Apr 15, 202117:36
Reading people in small talk situations
Apr 14, 202113:12
What if you knew you'd be a 102 years old?

What if you knew you'd be a 102 years old?

Ten years ago I saw a woman in her mid seventies who had started doing yoga and had become a much loved teacher of it too. It got me thinking about all the people, from their thirties and up, who talk and lead their lives as though they're just waiting to die. I made some changes myself whilst researching with the question in mind: what if I knew I'd be a 102 years old, would I still choose what I choose today?

Apr 13, 202135:43
SLTS Mental Health and Inspirational Posters
Apr 12, 202122:10
How to include yourself in small talk

How to include yourself in small talk

We don't learn how to do basic conversations with people. We learn the superficial and we learn how to be wide open. But, how to have meaningful conversations, especially short ones who are a investment in your future and confidence is what's episode is all about

Apr 11, 202114:23
Creative Book of Wonder
Apr 10, 202122:57
The need for modern small talk right now
Apr 09, 202131:45
Moderne Small Talk og Selvledelse

Moderne Small Talk og Selvledelse

Introduksjon til en fast spalte hver torsdag om småprat og slikt som mange har et dårlig forhold til. Lill Nermoen-Hanssen er her for å fortelle deg at small talk er det som skal til for å føle deg tryggere i samtaler med kjente og ukjente. Faktisk så vil du få selvtillit av det også! 

Torsdager er det norske sammendraget av den engelske versjonen av Modern Small Talk and Self-Leadership som går hver onsdag, fredag og søndag. 

Apr 08, 202116:42
Modern Small Talk and more
Apr 07, 202114:48
Finding your footing with a new project

Finding your footing with a new project

Have you ever tried someone else's advice, and found a few weeks in that you are out of fuel? Instead of being excited about this new wind of change, the motivation is ebbing out. Where did it go? The momentum lost its footing.

Sep 22, 202008:40
How to be a friend to someone who needs a change

How to be a friend to someone who needs a change

Rewiring your brain can sometimes feel like being a dung beetle rolling a big ball of turd, whilst walking on your hands and keeping the momentum up with your feet. Then four of your friends come along to help you. Here’s how to find the one that actually helps.

Sep 11, 202008:32
Struggling with shame for writing in English

Struggling with shame for writing in English

Over the last few years, I have been googling one statement again and again. I found all sorts of classes for writing in English when it is your second language until I found what I was looking for, right here, on Medium. My search was: easier to write in English even though it is not your first language.

Sep 03, 202009:19
Using conflicts as a possibility for better relationships

Using conflicts as a possibility for better relationships

The art of being part of a discussion is not a lost art, because to be fair, has it ever been close to the drawing board in the first place? 

Apparently, you only have two options. Either you are right or you are wrong. That is like saying there are only solid colours in the colour palettes being ignorant to the beautiful shades of grey, yellow, red and so much more. 

How we live our lives are based on the stories we tell ourselves and the world around us. The repeated truths that we have grown unconscious of. What is your story?


Sep 02, 202007:06
How I keep moving forward when I’m tired

How I keep moving forward when I’m tired

I wrote a story about how to organise an overly creative mind where I showed you how I use spreadsheets to organise my overly creative mind. What I didn’t tell you about the three-month writing marathon of writing every day, is by day 15, — I am exhausted as I sit down to write. Here’s how I keep moving forward!

Aug 31, 202006:26
How to organise an overly creative mind

How to organise an overly creative mind

I am halfway through the first month, of the three months that I have dedicated to write and post every day. I have missed one day. That was the day when I decided to go all in.

Aug 30, 202009:29
My story of no more f•cks to give

My story of no more f•cks to give

What's your story today? 

I speak on storytelling every day. That is, other peoples stories that in the end inspire you to either agree or disagree, being provoked to an action or a new train of thought.

Aug 28, 202009:37
The Need for Literature Ideas

The Need for Literature Ideas

Is writing about the future, an attempt to predict the future, or is it a medium to play with an idea? Growing up with a love for films and series about the future I was often disappointed about how it almost to a fault, portrayed a dystopian society with different levels of advanced technology that is a story of its own. 

Aug 27, 202007:50
The strength in a film score

The strength in a film score

I watched Superman when I was a little girl, with Christopher Reeves and when I heard the music start up, I cringed. Come decades years later I realised why.

Aug 26, 202006:48