How to improve your conversational skills

1. How to improve
your
conversational
skills
By. Anderzon Martínez

2. Why do you must improve your
conversational skills?
Aspects:
 Family
 Relationship
 Social
 Psychological
*Purpose: Create Social Networks to
accomplish your goals

3. A good conversation.
 There are two basic ways of face-to-face
communication:
1. body language
2. verbal communication.
 Both are interconnected and interdependent, but
verbal expressions are always assisted by one's
body language.

4. Components of a good
conversationalist
 To know about any topic, culture, politics, sports,
entertainment, others. Information means power
 To be a good observer
 Eye contact/To smile/Create a good atmosphere
 Initiative/tranquility
 Presentation/ To find deals in common
 To show interest respectfully
 to hear the other person
* People like to be the center of attention.

5.  to make them feel they the center of attention
 To use follow up questions
 To give my opinion but respect other’s opinions
 To ask for advice
 Do not interrupt. Do not hog the conversation.
Wait to give your opinion
 *Hog: to appropriate selfishly.
*A good impression is what we look for in a very first
conversation. It give us new opportunities

6.  A good conversation is like a ping pong game.
To make it interesting both players have to
play.
You hit the ball then the other person hit the ball
back

7. If your vocabulary, purpose and style of speaking
are good, then you can be a successful person in
every aspect of life.
Make a good impression!

8. Remember
 You are interesting
 Never underestimate yourself
 The way to be a good conversationalist is by
practicing, talking and listening
But:
*Keep in mind: Gossip is not a good thing to talk
about in a first conversation

9. Questions
1. Can you remember three components of a
good conversationalist?
2. What is the main purpose of creating social
networks?
3. A good conversation can be represented as
a two-players game? Do you remember
which game was that?

10. Thanks!!