TEN WAYS TO HAVE A BETTER CONVERSATION

TEN WAYS TO HAVE A BETTER CONVERSATION We have to accept that many of us have unfriended someone on the social software, because they said something offensive about politics or religion, childcare, food. And we also know at least one person that we avoid because we just don't want to talk to them. Now, due to technology. The smartphones are able to help us to communicate with others more and more easily and convenient. But is there any 21st-century skill more important than being able to sustain a good conversation?" So there are 5 basic rules. Number one: Don't pontificate. If you want to state your opinion without any opportunity for response or argument or pushback or growth, write a blog. Number two: Go with the flow. That means thoughts will come into your mind and you need to let them go out of your mind. Number three: If you don't know, say that you don't know. Now, people are more likely to show off themselves by boosting themselves, saying what they don’t really know, that would be disgusting. Number four: Try not to repeat yourself. It's condescending, and it's really boring, and we tend to do it a lot. Especially in public conversations, we have a point to make, so we just keep repeating it over and over. Don't do that. Number five: This is the last one, and it is the most important one. Listen. Many really important people have said that listening is perhaps the most important skill that you could develop. Buddha said, and I'm paraphrasing, "If your mouth is open, you're not learning." And Calvin Coolidge said, "No man ever listened his way out of a job." SO, when we communicate with others, just keep these things In mind, and you will be more popular than before.