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Magnetic Conversation

Like Duolingo, but for Magnetic Conversation. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

12 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Chatty the Cheetah
Magnetic Conversation
with Chatty the Cheetah
12
Levels
2
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Magnetic Conversation

  • Generic greetings trigger autopilot
  • Statements lower social pressure
  • Shared experience invites description
  • Questions can feel like interrogation
  • Specific questions reduce mental effort
  • Low-pressure openers signal relaxation
  • Choosing specific present-moment questions over generic greetings
  • Using Statement of Fact openers to lower social pressure
  • Environmental bridge
  • We/us context
  • Specific present-moment questions
  • Context-specific openers
  • Generic flattery
  • Statement of Fact openers
  • Observational compliments
  • Complimenting choices
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Magnetic Conversation the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

Try a question

Here's what playing it feels like

A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

The Art of the Opener

Imagine you're at a party and someone asks 'How's it going?' Why does this often lead to a dead end?

Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.

Course map

Where Magnetic Conversation takes you

Transform small talk into meaningful connection. Learn the subtle shifts in phrasing and listening that make you the most engaging person in the room.

  1. 1

    The Spark of Connection

    • Breaking the Ice with Ease
    • Listening for the Hidden Story
  2. 2

    The Flow of Charisma

    • Sustaining Conversational Momentum
    • Leaving a Lasting Impression

2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

How it's taught

You pick the voice

This course
The Storyteller

Magnetic Conversation is taught in the The Storyteller style: every lesson is a story. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.

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Start Magnetic Conversation today.

Download Tomo, search Magnetic Conversation, and play your first lesson in under a minute.