I don't know. I am hesitant.

I can think of instances in which someone has started talking about an anecdote and the other person wasn't really responsive at all. (And, yeah, more than anything it was I who were telling the anecdote.) I guess it requires social savvy to pick which anecdote to tell.

I don't think engaging someone meaningfully (i.e. "hooking") in a conversation is as easy as making more statements as opposed to asking questions.

Conversation is more of an art than an exact science - 'tis true...

Anybody wants to call me so they can hear my totally irrelevant anecdote?