#conversation tip

[marketingdelmarva]

Stating what you believe you heard - sharing how you thought a message was being conveyed - allows for the chance to say “Did I really understand what you are explaining”?

[dried-strip-of-mango]

Conversation Tip:

Don't respond to someone discussing their childhood issues by telling them they'd have done well in a cult

[thejazzvoid]

ProTip: When trying to converse at people, don’t ask how a thing went, ask what the thing was.

It provides an opportunity to expand upon the thing.

[asdfjkjhello]

HELLOO

A few years back my cousin was staying over and at a quiet dinner table he would randomly go like 'Yeah so, *name*, what are you thinking?'

At that time I didn't really get it until later he explained that it's just a way to avoid awkward silence and a great conversation starter. No?

Person 1: so what are you thinking?

Person 2: if you are going to eat that sausage or not

[yourfangsandmysparetime]

Pro tip: instead of telling someone to "calm down", say "Breathe, okay? Just breathe." A lot of people, when told to "calm down," feel like you are not taking their problem seriously or are belittling them (tone of voice is also pretty important but for texting conversations the latter seems to work better)