I very like to listen TED , because I can find a lot of interesting topic
in TED.
Today I choose the TED talk is 10 ways to
have a better conversationalists form Celeste Headlee.
The website link：
The TED talk is want to tell us 10 ways to
have a better conversationalists.
Number 1 : Don’t multitask.
Number 2 : Don’t pontificate.
Number 3 : Use open ended questions.
Number 4 : Go with the flow.
Number 5 : If you don’t know ,say that you
don’t know.
Number 6 : Don’t equate your experience
with theirs.
Number 7 : Try not to repeat yourself , it’s
condescending and it’s really boring.
Number 8: Stay out of the weeds.
Number 9 : Listen.
Number 10: Be brief.
All of them to the same basic concept is be
interested in other people.
Learn new word :
1. multitask
to operate several programs at the same time
ex : Women seem to be able to multitask better than men.
2. pontificate
to give your
opinion about something in a way that shows you think you are always right
ex : Politicians
are always pontificating about education.
3. equate
to think that
something is the same as something else or is as important
ex : Some
parents equate education with exam success.
4. condescending
behaving as
though you are more important and more intelligent than other people
ex : He has a
condescending attitude toward women.
5. brief
using few words
ex : Please be brief (= say what you want to
say quickly).
