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AEE 2395: 3 Conversation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them with Matt Abrahams

2025/4/22
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Matt Abrahams: 我在与人交谈的过程中观察到,人们常常会犯三种错误。首先,很多人会把谈话的中心放在自己身上,而忽略了与对方建立联系和了解对方的机会。这会让对方感到乏味,甚至觉得你在吹嘘或紧张。有效的沟通在于共同参与,找到共同点。我们可以通过提问或提及共同话题来避免这种情况,例如,可以就周围环境中的某些事物进行提问或评论,从而开启一段对话。 其次,很多人会感到压力,认为自己必须在谈话中展现出有趣的一面,才能吸引对方。但实际上,在谈话中,更重要的是表现出对对方的兴趣,而不是试图让自己变得有趣。我们可以将谈话视为一种合作,像玩“袋鼠球”一样,互相传递话题,通过暂停、提问和使用诸如“告诉我更多”之类的短语来鼓励对方分享更多信息,展现你的兴趣。 最后,很多人会在谈话中频繁地转换话题,导致谈话缺乏连贯性,让人感到困惑。在谈话中,应该保持话题的平衡,避免频繁切换话题。支持性回应(维持同一话题)应该多于切换性回应(转换话题),这样才能使谈话更令人满意。频繁切换话题可能是因为人们更倾向于谈论自己熟悉的话题,以避免不适感。但是,这会以牺牲谈话质量为代价。 总而言之,有效的沟通需要我们关注对方,表现出兴趣,并保持话题的连贯性。我们可以通过提问、积极倾听、使用生动的语言和恰当的比喻来使谈话更引人入胜,并建立更深层次的联系。 Lindsay McMahon: 作为一名英语学习节目的主持人,我与许多不同背景的人进行过交流,我非常认同Matt Abrahams提出的这三种常见的谈话错误。在日常生活中,我们也应该注意避免这些错误,努力提升自己的沟通能力,从而建立良好的人际关系。

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This chapter explores three common conversation mistakes: making it about yourself, not being genuinely interested in the other person, and switching topics too frequently. Effective strategies to avoid these mistakes are discussed, emphasizing the importance of asking questions, actively listening, and using supporting turns to keep the conversation flowing smoothly.
  • Making conversations about yourself is disengaging.
  • The goal is to be interested, not interesting.
  • Use supporting turns more than switching turns to maintain conversational flow.

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Matt Abrahams is the co-host of the podcast Think Fast Talk Smart.)

Matt is a lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business where he teaches classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. 

Matt has helped many presenters worldwide deliver their message on the TED stage, in the World Economic Forum, and at Nobel Prize Presentations.

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