Speak Up the Conversation Maker

Making conversations is part of our everyday life, and one of the biggest keys to showing confidence is in your ability to make good conversations.

Establishing good conversation is no easy task. Many of us may state that extroverts are good at conversations, whereas introverts who do not say much are not. However, do not be distracted that a person who talks more, is more eloquent or a master storyteller is a good conversationalist. The reality is more likely a person who is somewhere in between.

These five guides will help you in sustaining a good conversation.

1. Be genuine.

In establishing any good conversation, be you the sender or the receiver, it’s essential for us to be genuinely interested in the person involved. Be it a conversation that you start of need or courtesy, you want to talk to them. Any discussion is two-way where both parties should want to talk to each other, otherwise do not start a conversation.

2. Create and know the comfort zone.

It is good to always appear friendly in a conversation. Both parties have to be comfortable with the topic, and it is in the comfort zone for both parties. Therefore, issues such as sexism, religion or politics are sensitive and avoided.

3. Be a good listener.

Another essential key element in a conversation is to be a good listener; it helps the flow if you are genuinely paying attention to the other party’s views and points of discussion.

Good conversation requires you to understand the flow entirely, and that comes with good listening. Pay attention to what the other person is saying because it is essential to ask the right questions.

4. Allow them to think and speak, be patient

Not everyone speaks and response fast; be patient. This is the part where you stop talking and actually do the listening. It’s true in conversation you have to listen, and in order for that to happen the other person has to be saying something and they can’t do it if you are talking. So whenever you ask a question, wait for their response. Be comfortable with the silence in a conversation.

5. Ask Questions

Questions show you are interested in them, and most conversation starters are questions.?Questions also direct the conversation, so learn to ask lots of open questions to allow the other party to talk.

Understanding these five fundamental keys to a good conversation not only will make you a better communicator, but it will also aid you in many aspects during a conversation to always keep the communication interesting.