[header] How to make conversation [title] Be an active listener. [step] Many people don't realize how important listening and paying attention are to being a conversationalist. In fact, this is perhaps the most important thing you can do to be good at making conversation.
[header] How to make conversation [title] Be an active listener. [step] Many people don't realize how important listening and paying attention are to being a conversationalist. In fact, this is perhaps the most important thing you can do to be good at making conversation.
There are two main ways you can be a good conversationalist : [substeps] Talk about things you're interested in or want to hear. If you watch a football game, not only will your interest be adjacent to the game's players, it's important to know what they are talking about. Practicing " active listening " requires you to do two basic things : [substeps] Concentrate on what the speaker is saying. This is mainly a mental action-rather than just " hearing " what is being said, you want to get in the habit of thinking about what the speaker is saying as they say it. Actively listen to what others have to say. While trying to be active, pay attention to the people and topics they're talking about. Being an active listener demonstrates that you can keep up the conversation without someone interrupting you, yet that you are engaged and focused. [substeps] Pay attention to details and points people make: the way people say things, where they mean to say them, and how their meanings are placed.