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‘I came to realize that conversational competence might be the single most overlooked skill we fail to teach. Kids spend hours each day engaging with ideas and each other through screens, but rarely do they have an opportunity to hone their interpersonal communication skills. It might sound like a funny question but we have to ask ourselves: is there any 21st century skillmore important than being able tosustain coherent, confidentconversation?’ – Paul Barnwell
General Conversation Guidelines
•Look in the eye
•Think of topics in advance
•Nod and smile
•Repeat what you heard
2. Don’t Pontificate
Everyone you will ever meet knows something that you do not. Everybody is an expert in something.
-BILL NYE
9. Listen
Most of us don’t listen with intent to understand, we listen with the intent to reply
- Stephen Covey
10. Be Brief
A good conversation is like a miniskirt; short enough to retain interest, but long enough to cover the subject
- Anonymous
10 Ways to have better conversations
1. Don’t Multitask
2. Don’t Pontificate
3. Use Open Ended Questions
4. Go with the flow
5. If you do not know, say that you do not know
6. Don’t equate your experience with theirs
7. Try not to repeat yourself
8. Stay out of the weeds
9. Listen
10. Be Brief