Conversation is a misplaced art. Many think that the online conversphere is part of what's killing it (I am not one of those). Some think that listening is the key (I am one of those). This morning, Ginger Johnson and I discussed some of these in our weekly Tuesday morning BlogTalkRadio show.
In an oddity of definition, our old 1828 Webster's Dictionary defines conversation as a general course of manners or behavior. The oddity for me, is how this definition became obsolete in today's dictionary (did Mirriam disagree?)
I'll let you listen in, but there is both a politeness and a rudeness attached to certain conversational behavior:
- Polite is the one who seeks first to understand
- Rude is the one who listens as part of multi-tasking
- Polite is the one who ends a statement with a question (is that possible?)
- Rude is the one who never shuts-up stops talking
I wonder, who is teaching Conversational Literacy these days?
We also shared a number of great resources I'll link to below. Enjoy the show!
6 Ways to Become the Most Listenable Person You Know
Art of Conversation blog
Test of Time Design (Justin Brady is a champion listener!)
Age of Conversation books
Jodee Bock's Bigger Small Talk Summit (June 16-17)
Follow Mike Sansone on Twitter or Facebook or on Google+
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