Sunday, May 31, 2009

2 Ears 1 Mouth

Back on posting again, got some idea of what to post. xD

What is it about? It involves moving your mouth.

Conversation/Talking?

Yeah that right.

Talking is a very good skill, learn to talk well, and you will have the whole world behind you.

But the truth is, I myself am not a good speaker. Then what are the problem I face, let's say lack of topic? I believe that the problem most people face too.

So what make a good speaker? A good speaker is someone who knows when to listen.

Let me give you a scenario,

Imagine you have a group of friends, talking about something. Let's say it's about a game you never heard before. What will you do? Cut in and act like you play it before? But the best way is actually listen to what they are talking about and ask them about it. Then they will reply you back, and there you have it. You have started a conversation.

There a sentence I heard somewhere from, it say, "a wise man know when to speak and when not too".

The truth is, conversation can make you and the other party closer, but too much will only make them feel irritated.

Why?

Imagine you are with a group of friends and there is this person who talks non-stop like a machine gun. Wow, after 10 minutes he is still the only one talking. I believe you will be bored too. Conversation means a 2 way interaction not a one way. So listen when you need to and talk when you have to. Give the other party a chance to voice out their opinion too. A one way conversation is not call a conversation, I will call it a speech.

Of course humor place an important part in a conversation too as it will spice up the mood. But too much of it won't be good. Too much humor will only make the other party laugh non-stop and thus not talking. So would that be called a conversation? Know your limit and everything will be fine.

So let's end this short with a quote.

"You can't speak about what you don't know."