After watching Celeste Headlee’s TED Talk, she mentioned ten ways for you to have a better conversation. She mentions that listening is the most important. Not talking while the other person is talking is an important part of a conversation. It shows the person that you are listening to what they have to say and, while you’re listening, you can learn something that you might not have known before. Not repeating yourself and not going into too much detail can also help you have a better conversation. Repeating yourself over and over again is boring and it can make you sound rude. Going into details too much can get really boring. I also feel like the other important part of having a conversation is not relating yourself to what the other person is talking about. I feel like this is almost the number one rule when having a conversation, especially when the person you’re talking to is having a problem. Talking about yourself or experience is the last thing that you would want to do. I now feel like I am able to have a better conversation after watching this TED Talk.
For my recording, I am most likely going to interview a family member or a friend that has opposing views. I want to be able to sit down and talk with them about what they believe and why they believe it. A lot of my family has different views than I do on abortion, guns etc. So, I thought it would be a good idea to interview them.
