Her building had implemented a new waste-sorting policy the previous month, and we'd mostly been talking about that, so my burglary provided a welcome change of topic, at least.
Prior to the question, he refers to an earlier discussion about the patient's pain, signposting a change of topic.
Saying something that has something to do with the topic, but is funny, light, and might bring a change of topic.
It can feel uncomfortable to suggest a change of topic, but the relief from the stress and tension is well worth the momentary awkwardness.
In a subsequent study, Cheryan et al. (2009) obtained similar results performing experiments with computer science students and concluded that a change of topics considered stereotypical (e.g., video games) towards more neutral topics was enough to increase the interest in computer science of female undergraduates to the level of their male peers.
In the following, we present examples demonstrating participants' experience of change relative to a variety of topics including the meaning of dating, premarital sex, number of sexual partners, cohabitation, inter-cultural dating, cheating, divorce, and same-sex relationships.
The course focuses on a variety of topics including climate change and the greenhouse effect.
