I’m ignored when I try to chat to people. How can I improve my conversation skills? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

I’m ignored when I try to chat to people. How can I improve my conversation skills? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Fruitful exchanges require input from two people. Listen carefully to what others are saying and use feelings, rather than facts, to connect

How do you do conversation? I don’t understand how it works. I can only ever communicate factual information such as “A coffee and a croissant, please.”

Other people seem to rattle on about anything and everything, constantly jumping from one topic to another, but I can never follow. If I ever feel that I have something to contribute and try to join in they simply ignore me or change the subject. If I try to initiate a conversation, for example by complimenting someone on their obviously expensive camera, they will initially respond but after about 60 seconds turn away as soon as they realise that I am “trying to make conversation”.

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