Name: English Conversation Skill Secrets - THIS is what GREAT speakers do!
Uploaded: 2020-06-08T05:21:01.000Z
Duration: 17 min 30 s
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Today, I have a video for you on conversation

and how to be an amazing conversation partner.

The first tip I have for you is ask hypothetical questions.

We are going to be trying to avoid yes/no questions.

They are the devil when it comes to starting conversations

and talking about imaginary scenarios and situations

is a really good way of getting to know someone better

even if you aren't very advanced at English.

All you have to learn is the conditional tenses.

Maybe I should make a video on the conditionals.

But really good questions are questions like,

if you could have any job in the world, what would it be?

'cause you get to know someone's biggest desires,

So, for example, if you were to ask me that question,

if I could have any job in the world, what it would be,

"I would love to be a reconstructive plastic surgeon."

the whole medicine route, which wasn't quite for me.

But I wanted to help people rebuild their faces

if you won the lottery, what would you do?

the first thing would be to pay off my parents' mortgage,

and then I would go about doing secret deeds.

I wouldn't tell anyone that I'd won the lottery,

but I'd make sure that the money goes to good places.

This brings us on to our next point, our next tip,

So you could respond to some of the things I've said

Emphasising similarity improves social relations.

that salespeople will mimic hand gestures

and body language, and that can actually improve sales

If you hear your conversation partner say something

that you really relate with or that you can add to,

So, for example, with that first hypothetical question

about, if I could have any job what would I do,

you could say phrases like, "Yes, I totally agree with you,"

Those are really good phrases you can use

and the fact that you are similar to someone.

Now, the next tip, tip number three, is slightly strange,

It is to be aware of the sounds that you make

of the sounds you make whilst you're thinking,

how different they are in different cultures.

I lived and taught in Spain for quite a while.

I really did integrate into Spanish society.

And one thing that surprised me at the beginning

was the sounds they make when they think.

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English Conversation Skill Secrets - THIS is what GREAT speakers do!

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