Would you give 11 minutes of your life to learn how to have consistently better conversations forever after?

If so, here is a really useful talk by Celeste Headlee on the subject.

Okay, if you only have one minute, than here is the super-summary breakdown of the talk.

1. Be present – focus 100% on the conversation
2. Don’t pontificate – set yourself aside in the conversation. (Write a blog if you want to pontificate. 😆)
3. Use open-ended questions – let them pick their own words
4. Go with the flow
5. If you don’t know, so say
6. Don’t equate your experience with theirs
7. Don’t repeat yourself (don’t repeat yourself)
8. Stay out of too many details and facts
9. Listen to understand the other person
10. Be brief but cover the subject – like a miniskirt

Yes, she says not to pontificate in a conversation – if you want to pontificate, then write a blog instead. So here I am. 🤷🏻‍♂️