How to Talk to Anyone

The deepest craving in every human being is the desire to be appreciated.”

we are too busy in our own worlds to notice or appreciate others!

rule of three states that we should never say three declaratives in a row without breaking them up with a question or qualifier. Again, this allows us to talk with people and not at them or to them.

Conversations usually go wrong for one reason: we are too busy in our own worlds to notice or appreciate others!

Conversations usually go wrong for one reason: we are too busy in our own worlds to notice or appreciate others

It’s not something you do to someone. It’s something you do with someone

Notice how others speak. Notice how you speak. Look at conversations you really enjoyed and note what proportion was declarative.

conversation is not just an opportunity for you to say your piece

talk with people and not at them or to them

not something you do to someone. It’s something you do with someone. The very process of mirroring will help you keep your focus where it should be – on the other person.