{"id":508,"date":"2009-08-14T10:38:06","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T10:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/08\/12-tips-how-to-have-a-great-co.html"},"modified":"2009-08-14T10:38:06","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T10:38:06","slug":"12-tips-how-to-have-a-great-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/08\/12-tips-how-to-have-a-great-co.html","title":{"rendered":"12 Tips: How to have a great conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"

I realized, while schmoozing at a party, that I was having such a good time talking to everyone, one by one, sometimes two at a time, that food became secondary. Before I knew it, the evening was over, and I’d only ingested a small bowl of chili and some fruit. I didn’t have anything to confess to Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a>. Miracles do happen!!!
\nI invite you to work the room, chit the chatter, and leave the chips and dips behind. The ability to be a great conversationalist can be cultivated. Here follows a few conversational tips that you might want to mull over.
\nTalking Tips for Great Conversationalists from Our Lady of Delightful Dialogue
\n1. A conversation is not a monologue.<\/strong> Limit yourself to 4 sentences or 40 seconds, whichever comes FIRST.
\n2. Silence is golden.<\/strong> Just as a pause is important in music – so is a bit of silence in a conversation. Give others an opportunity to jump right in.
\n3. Be interested in the other person.<\/strong> Be attentive. Ask them questions. Draw them out.
\n4. Do not offer advice.<\/strong> Hello, did anyone ask you for your opinion?
\n5. Look for visual signs. <\/strong> If you see any eye-rolling, clock watching, foot tapping – you’ve overstepped your bounds and more than likely your time limit.
\n6. You don’t have to be right.<\/strong> No, really – you don’t.
\n7. Stick to the topic at hand<\/strong> and roll with it.
\n8. Don’t tell jokes<\/strong> unless you are truly skilled at it.
\n9. Be tactful<\/strong>, alert and sympathetic.
\n10. Always be in good humor.<\/strong> No matter what!
\n11. Don’t preach<\/strong> or take yourself too seriously. Do not dwell on moral issues.
\n12. Be positive<\/strong>. Negative talk will make you a negative person. (YIKES! We don’t want that to happen, do we?)
\nTips on how to … be happy, fill the empty void and stop eating! Wow!!!<\/strong>
\n10 Tips: Happiness Centered Weight Loss<\/a>
\nFill the Empty Void<\/a>
\nHow to Stop Eating<\/a>
\nSpread the word … NOT the icing!
\nJanice
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