English Speaking Training –Strategies for Satisfying Conversations
English Speaking Training-Strategies for Satisfying Conversations
To make a satisfying conversation, first consider the strategy of asking questions throughout the conversation. That makes dialogue and both people are learning about each other.
Satisfying conversations are like tennis games or badminton games. The conversation goes back and forth like the tennis ball or birdie. You talk for a minute or two, then you ask the other person a question.
What to do if you can’t think of a question after you have shared something? Try this: “What do you think about that?”
Now the respondent can go in any direction in response — refer back to something you said earlier, express an opinion, or even change the topic by saying “That reminds me of something that happened to me last week.”
Open-ended questions invite the other person to open up. Also, use them when in negotiating or planning.
“What do you think about that?” is fantastic in everyday conversation. You can get farther in understanding other people by learning about their experience and opinions. That makes for building relationship and ultimately trust.
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Keep Communication Lines Open
The “Thinking of You” Call
Call friends, clients, and associates occasionally for no particular reason other than to say hello and let them know you are thinking of them.
No sales pitch, no request, no agenda, no expectations. Just “Hi, how are you? I was thinking of you and want to know how things are going.”
Take Detached Look at Your Comfort Zone for Interaction
Take a Detached Look at your Comfort Zone for Interacting with Others.
Taking a detached look at your comfort zone for people interaction can be unsettling, but it reveals a characteristic which you can choose to accept or change.
–Are you comfortable or at ease making conversation with someone you don’t know at a meeting, convention or conference?
—Do you avoid making eye contact with people in hallways, elevators and airplanes?
—Can you respond easily when someone tries to include you in a conversation?
Key words here are “making conversation,” ” eye contact,” and “easy response when someone tries to include you in a conversation” Therein lies the steps toward expanding your comfort zone for interaction.
