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The art of conversation 的副本

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

南天名苑&ART 11艺术活动方案

a guide for wallflowers & conversational narcissists

START WITH SMALL TALK

  • general filler topics
  • weather
  • pop culture
  • events
  • low risk sharings

WAIT YOUR TURN

  • wait for a pause
  • eye contact
  • subtle visual cue
  • gentle contact
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HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY

  • research
  • specifics
  • controversial
  • fight cognitive dissonance
  • Fight confirmation bias

IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU

  • ask questions - listen more than talk
  • lavoid multitasking
  • paraphrase to clarify
  • Yes or No questions are lame
  • superfical to riskier - gauge comfort
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IT'S A SINKING ISLAND

  • invite input ... be subtle at first
  • Keep on target
  • It's cooperative
  • Support response vs shift
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"It's much easier to be interested in others than it is to convince them to be interested in you"
D Carnegie

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Avoid
"Am i boring you, what, eh huh?"

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embrace
silence

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Storieds are appropriate for some discussions - not all!

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Words to embrace - pardon, excuse me, thx, a compliment or two.

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Don't tolerate bad manners in others.

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There is a hierarchy

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