I can think of instances in which someone has started talking about an anecdote and the other person wasn’t really responsive at all. (And, yeah, more than anything it was I who were telling the anecdote.) I guess it requires social savvy to pick which anecdote to tell.
I don’t think engaging someone meaningfully (i.e. “hooking”) in a conversation is as easy as making more statements as opposed to asking questions.
Conversation is more of an art than an exact science - ’tis true…
Anybody wants to call me so they can hear my totally irrelevant anecdote?
I can think of instances in which someone has started talking about an anecdote and the other person wasn’t really responsive at all. (And, yeah, more than anything it was I who were telling the anecdote.) I guess it requires social savvy to pick which anecdote to tell.
Exactly.
I don’t think engaging someone meaningfully (i.e. “hooking”) in a conversation is as easy as making more statements as opposed to asking questions.
I agree. But you can make more statements in a short period of time than you can ask questions, so you have a higher chance of hitting something that engages the other person before they tire of the conversation.
I don’t know. I am hesitant.
I can think of instances in which someone has started talking about an anecdote and the other person wasn’t really responsive at all. (And, yeah, more than anything it was I who were telling the anecdote.) I guess it requires social savvy to pick which anecdote to tell.
I don’t think engaging someone meaningfully (i.e. “hooking”) in a conversation is as easy as making more statements as opposed to asking questions.
Conversation is more of an art than an exact science - ’tis true…
Anybody wants to call me so they can hear my totally irrelevant anecdote?
AnlamK
Exactly.
I agree. But you can make more statements in a short period of time than you can ask questions, so you have a higher chance of hitting something that engages the other person before they tire of the conversation.
Does that seem plausible/implausible?
Dammit, I wanted to hear the anecdote.