Category: Conversation Skills

An employee with expert technical skills, expertise and experience is considered valuable, whereas an employee with additional talents in conversation skills is an invaluable asset to the company. It is simply not enough in today’s job market to be good at what you do, you must also be able to communicate well with subordinates and authority and possess necessary skills in order to move towards next level within your career track. Your career growth is highly dependent on conversation skills. In fact, a person with less experience and fewer technical skills but who is adept at the art of conversation has a better chance of getting a promotion.

Communication is the key to any personal relationship and your professional relationships are no exception to this rule. There is a great deal of value in working with a person who listens well, processes information and expresses clearly. Since conversation and language are the base means by which we all communicate, having excellent conversation skills is a must for any serious professional, no matter what your field of interest is. The art of conversation is only limited by your imagination.

The articles in this section can help you teach yourself to maintain etiquette in conversation, encourage meaningful conversation and learn how to begin and sustain formal and informal conversation.
 

How To Converse

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How To Converse Everything as they start at small beginnings, from a child to a full grown adult, from a baby animal to a huge mammal, from a small shop to a world renowned corporation, In the same way, conversation starts from a smile and a small talk. However in the process of making a worthwhile conversation, small talks gets regarded as a little “ghosts”. It has been feared by many for reasons that speakers may deem illogical. Just to give the fearful ones a sign of motivation, conversations need… Read More

Learning Conversation Skills

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Learning Conversation Skills Are you one of those who consider it an ordeal to orally present reports, preside in meetings with new clients, coordinate activities that require making arrangements with your counterparts in your sister companies? Would you rather read than go to parties? Do you find it difficult to start a conversation with anyone you meet for the first time? If the answer is NO, then you are one of the lucky one’s who was born with the talent for connecting with other people or who has conversational skills.… Read More

How To Maintain Etiquette In Conversation

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How To Maintain Etiquette In Conversation Effective communicating or conversation stems from the ability of a person to properly construct phrases or sentences that will go directly to the point. No dilly dallying and to immediately emphasize the message coming from the sender towards the receiver without obstructions such as the use of unnecessary words to be able to solicit the full attention of the listener is what every person should primarily consider when they start a conversation with another person. Outline and Understood the Points for Discussion There are… Read More

How To Make Your Conversation Meaningful

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How To Make Your Conversation Meaningful Conversation skills are an essential part of communication. Every time you talk, you reveal a part of yourself to someone and from this; they will either have a positive or negative view of your personality. It is not only the words that you say that is important in a conversation because even how you say it is important. You should always sound sincere and precise but remember to let your thoughts and feelings be known. You should also take care not to hurt anyone’s… Read More

Tips For Having Interesting And Meaningful Conversations

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Communication makes society progress, grow, and change. From the time man was created to this day, he has been struggling to perfect this skill. Gone are the days of drawing on rocks, flickering fingers, and grunting sounds. These days, we can communicate in many different ways. We are no longer confined to just the spoken word. Because of the conception of mail, the manner in which human beings communicate has grown by leaps and bounds. Today, the most common form of communication is done via the Internet. Email, blogging, chatting… Read More

What To Avoid During Formal Conversation

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What To Avoid During Formal Conversation In a formal social scenario, it would take more than good clothes and a pleasant looking appearance to be able to present yourself well. How you converse with the hosts and their other guests can say a lot about your social skills. In some circles, especially when the guests include important business partners or high profile personalities, your manner could result in whether you may get invited or be excluded from such a social event the next time. Below are some suggestions for improving… Read More

Ways to keep conversation going

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Ways to keep conversation going Have you had a really good conversation lately? A conversation requires skills in speaking and listening. Therefore, to have a good conversation, you must be both a good speaker and listener. Listening is very simple especially if you are interested with the person you are conversing with. “An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart," remarked David Augsburger. Do not assume that you know what someone else is thinking or feeling. Instead, turn your perceptions into questions. In this way, you… Read More

Why Conversation Skill Is Important

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Why Conversation Skill Is Important For Career Growth You may have all the necessary technical skills, the expertise and the experience that can really attest that you deserve that next promotion, but if you haven’t got the conversation skills to back it up, you might miss the opportunity to level up in your career. It is important to be able to have the conversation skills to communicate everything that will contribute for your career growth.  You can’t just silently plug away at your work without being open to opportunities of… Read More

How Not To Be A Headache In Conversations

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How Not To Be A Headache In Conversations It happens everyday. You join a group of friends or acquaintances for a chat. You speak and suddenly the smiles are replaced by awkward expressions, the laughter and wild chatter by sheer silence. You wonder what you have done or said wrong. If this situation is a scene from your life, then read on to find out what mistakes you could be making in conversations and how you can avoid them. Wrong topic. It is best to steer clear from utterly negative,… Read More

How to Start Conversation

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You enter a room full of people with unknown faces. They seem to be concentrated with each other’s presence. They did not even notice that you are there. How will you start a conversation? You admire a person from a distance. Popular and known, you find it intimidating just to be near that person. Suddenly, this person is in front of you, smiling. How will you start a conversation? Starting a conversation is a fear experienced by many people. Once in a situation where a person must start a conversation,… Read More