Some simple tips that can elevate conversations

Some simple tips that can elevate conversations

A skill that everyone could benefit from improving, yet few pay active attention to it.

1. Don’t Interrupt - interrupting shows that you are uninterested in the other person.

2. Gauge Interest - Sometimes the other person may not have a keen interest in what you are talking, always be on the lookout for cues to speak more or less based on their reactions

3. Ask questions - Asking questions signifies interest and as we know everyone loves talking about themselves, so prompt them further

4. Verbalize when you change your mind - If someone convinced you to change your perspective, tell them

5. 50% talk time - Try to keep the conversation 50-50. It is your responsibility to keep this ratio.

Inspired by How to win friends and Influence People and this blog post. Using this neat function from Readwise, I can share annotated versions of the post. So you can read it while checking out some key highlights I thought were interesting

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