Basic conversation etiquette

First of all, this article is only my point of view on how people should have a meaningful and joyous conversation that does not end up in a civil war.

These thoughts are collected from personal experience from bad/good “conversations” and simple observations.

DO’s

• Always maintain good eye contact. The eye contact does not mean constant staring. Not too much and not too less.Just enough.
• Smiling is good while talking. That makes the other feel you are actually enjoying the conversation
• Always try to add points to the other person instead of trying to diverge the whole conversation somewhere else. That’s very rude. For Eg: Man1: Did you see the game last day.Man2: I am thinking of buying a new sports shoe.Man1: Thinking(“Am I joke to you?”)

• Use your hands and body as much as required. Standing and speaking like a robot makes your conversation boring and mechanical no matter how interesting it is.
• The golden rule is “Ask questions.” It makes the other feel you are actually listening to the talk and interested in it.
• Another golden rule is “Listen more, talk less.”
• Always think about what are you trying to say. Most people say whatever comes into the mind and end up in saying meaningless things and consuming time explaining things afterward.
• Sense of humor is an extra topping of your conversation. Use whenever conversation is getting dry. Sarcasm is also fine.Body shaming and humorous abusing is a straight no.

Don’t ‘s

• Try to linger around the actual thing you want to talk about.
• Always get to the point. Don’t try to cut off in the middle of the conversation. It will create a bad impression in front of others also destroy the flow of the conversation.
• Don’t make the other person uncomfortable. Saying things loudly and sharp words are conversation destroyers.
• Don’t try to juice up one conversation on one go. It’s okay to slow up a bit. It’s not meaningful if it’s can’t be heard by the other person.