Effective communication

10 ways to have a better conversation

• https://youtu.be/R1vskiVDwl4 (Einbetten)
• 1. Be present in that moment
• 2. Don't pontificate (go write a blog to do it)
• 3. Enter a conversation, assuming you have something to learn
• 4. Use open ended questions - let people describe & express in their own words & answers.
• 5. Go with the flow, and let them go out of your mind in words.
• 6. Be honest. Don't pretend or assume you know.
• 7. Don't equate your experience with theirs, we're not the same.
• 8. Conversations are not a promotional opportunity.
• 9 Focus on who You really are, and what we have in common, forget about the details & the weed.
• 10. Listen attentively, and talk at the right moment. (listen to understand & speak for mutual support & understanding)
• Bildunterschrift: From Ted talk 2016

Extract of wise & inspiring words

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• Everyone You will ever meet.
• Know something which You don't know.
• A good conversation is like a mini-skirt; short enough to retain attention, but long enough to cover the subject.

How to speak so that people want to listen

• DONT'S : 7 Deadly sins of speaking to avoid:
• 1. Gossip : speaking something ill about other people when they are not present.
• 2. Judging
• 3. Negativity
• 4. Making excuses
• 5. Exaggerations
• 6. Dogmatism
• 7. Lying
• DO's
• 1. Honesty - be clear & straight.
• 2. Authenticity - be yourself
• 3. Integrity - doing what you say & meant
• Love -
• https://youtu.be/eIho2S0ZahI?list=PLwpFrtWg2EJHyqlGm8qNueXjFRvSXu8Ft (Einbetten)

Extract of wise & inspiring words

• Tool box to increase power of our speech
• 1. Register don't use falsetto, use our chest & speak with more "weight" & authority
• 2. Timbre develop a warm, rich & smooth voice
• 3. Prosody impart meaning through rhythm of speech (not monotonous)
• 4. Pace fast or slow
• 5. Pitch high or low
• 6. Volume arouse excitement at right time
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pontificate verb [ I ] on / about

• Express one's opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way.
• e.g. ‘he was pontificating about art and history’

Be present (adj)

• có mặt
• hiện tại
• présent
• estar presente
• anwesend
• 出席的，在场的，存在的
• 现在的，目前的
• to be in a particular place Viet
• happening or existing now
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