Comments on: Worth-inducing Wednesday

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:08:35 +0000

More like "confused" or "forgetful." For the life of me I can't remember how I signed in with my real name with the wordpress account. Let's see what happens this time! (Just so I don't forget: Choosing Name/URL option and filling in both boxes.)

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:33:40 +0000

Great one, Devon. I take notes on the backs of their business cards - helps me remember what conversations we've had.

Paula, is your middle name "Cybil"? LOL

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:20:15 +0000

Darn it. That was me (Paula) again. I can't get used to signing in with a wordpress account. Let's try this again….

By: createfromscratch

createfromscratch — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:18:17 +0000

An important but simple thing: Don't interrupt them while they're speaking.

I'm guilty of it (with friends and family, mostly). We can get so excited with great new ideas we want to interject that we don't always let others complete their thought. They might be about to say the same thing you want to interject.

All truly engaging conversations have some overlap. But stop and think before blurting out a great idea while the other person is still speaking. Allowing someone to finish their thought indicates respect and shows that you are interested in what THEY have to say.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:33:55 +0000

Reinforce their good ideas and build on them. While you're listening, build, so when they finish, you can say, "What a good idea. Have you considered doing that and then building x, Y, Z on it to engage C, E, and F audiences as well?" It shows you're listening, processing, and responding, and that it's a conversation, not two monologues running past each other.