Evoking Good Conversation This Holiday Season

Evoking Good Conversation This Holiday Season
By Jeanne M. Miller

It's that time of year again! The droves of family members and friends you haven't seen since last year will soon occupy your home once again. You want everything to be perfect - warm and inviting. In order to accomplish that, you need good conversation. Here are our tips in helping people chat it up this holiday season:

Scents of the Season: Conversation follows when all of the senses are satisfied. When the scent of cinnamon, apple and cloves permeate your home, an instant feeling of warmth and comfort wraps around the body. Whether you've positioned a pot of hot cider on the stove or candles and wax melts in the room, familiar scents will conjure up fond memories and the wanting to talk about them.

Furniture Arrangement: Here are some tips in arranging your furniture to create an area that evokes conversation:

� Don't push all of the furniture against the walls to "create more space" - it doesn't.

� Think about the last time you were at a get-together. Where did you converse?

� Always have a coffee table or end tables near sofas, love seats and chairs. It's hard to keep a good conversation going if you're worried about spilling your food or drink.

� Establish that focal point like a fireplace (see below).

� Don't encourage traffic through a sitting area. There's nothing more distracting in a conversation than someone walking through it!

Light the Fireplace: It's important to have a focal point in the room. A fireplace is ideal. The flicker of the flame and comfort that comes along with a fireplace makes people relax. If you don't have a fireplace, that's not a problem either. Freestanding Bio Ethanol Fireplaces can be taken out of the box, filled with fuel and used immediately. They don't need a special vent, hook-ups and don't require installation.

Warm Beverages: Whether it be coffee, tea, cider or a hot toddy, a hot drink goes hand-in-hand with a chitchat. Of course, be sure to follow the recommendations above and have a table, tray or ottoman within reach so that a beverage is part of the experience and not a hassle!

When you follow these simple guidelines, those at your function will enjoy themselves and each other. And of course, the next time they talk, your holiday get-together will be the subject of their conversation! So, give everyone a break from their computer, tablet or telephone screen and promote good conversation between real, live people this year!

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