Tips For Communicating with Others

• Consider equal exchange in conversation: engage them in something they are interested in while contributing your own. Let them be 50/50.

• Look and see if you are dominating the conversation. If so, STOP. Ask your partners thoughts.

• If someone does express something about themself, consider spending more than a sentence on this before switching the topic back to the self. It will make them feel engaged and desired to be heard.

• If you find after an hour of conversation you can supply only one new +

fact about your partner, but they can provide MUCH about you: you’re dominating the conversation and have turned it to the self. Ask about them.

• Basically, I cant get at it enough to make sure your partner is equally engaged. I’ve seen so many one-sided conversations, or +

people that get uncomfortable and immediately turn the conversation back to themself after 1-2 sentences.

I understand that talking about yourself is fun, or that you enjoy the attention, but the most effective conversation involves both partners feeling comfortable and like +

they were heard, understood, engaged, and respected.

Conversations that remain one-sided or repeatedly shift to one-sided do no favours in winning friendships. It’s important to keep a balance!

A simple way to do this? ASK QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE WITH THE ANSWERS!