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Conversation techniques

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Holding a conversation is quite a useful skill that some people do naturally but the rest of us need to work at. Here are some methods and ideas you can use to initiate and sustain a sparkling conversation!

Opening the conversation: How to get things going.
- Ask them easy questions, Ask them about themselves, Check your list, More...
Their name: The most important thing you say.
- Finding their name, Remembering their name, Using their name, More...
Building rapport: Bonding with them.
- Active care, Encouraging, Listening, More...
Reflecting: Bouncing back what they have said.
- Paraphrasing, Parroting, Extrapolating, More...
Interrupting: Taking back control so you can speak.
- Agreement Interrupt, Body Language Interrupt, Clarification Interrupt, More...
Steering the conversation: For the talk you want.
- Control answering of questions, Initiate new topics, More...
Sustaining the conversation: Keeping things going.
- Ask their opinion, Concern for the person, Interest in the person, More...
Excusing: When things go wrong.
- Acceptance, Accident, Bolstering, More...
Closing the conversation: How to walk away.
- Be negative, Body pointing, Caught short, More...

Conversation techniques

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