Celeste Headlee :10 ways to have a better conversation

Celeste Headlee at TEDxCreativeCoast  (transcript)
10 ways to have a better conversation
Summary
Conversation is the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words, though, you know, our conversation becomes one-sided conversations, an argument, fighting against others, and so on. It’s not  conversation but people don’t listen to each other and they make their decisions based on what they already believe.

This time, the speaker teaches us how to talk and how to listen to have great conversation that you’ve made a real connection or you’ve been perfectly understood. It’s without wasting your time, getting bored, and offending anybody.

Don’t multitask. Don’t pontificate.
Give simple questions. Go with the flow. Ask something that you don’t know. Don’t equate your experience with theirs. Try not to repeat yourself. Don’t care about small things. Listen and be brief.
The concept is to be interested in other people to be able to talk, even people who you don’t like. We must enjoy conversation. It makes others enjoy also.

Words in this story
conversation /noun/ the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words.