You often make many common conversation mistakes without realizing it.

The conversation you have with others is the best way to communicate your thoughts and emotions. And so, it is all the more important.

Making easy and effortless conversation with others is an art by itself.

Most of you find it very easy to interact with persons you are familiar with. But, you find it very tough to interact with people you do not know.

When you feel apprehensive to converse with others it shows your lack of communcation skill.

Communication skills is the easiest tool to reach out for your success.

If you develop the habit of conversing effortlessly with people from all spheres of life, you can stamp yourself as a person with great communicating talent.

Your great interacting skills to talk with everyone and anyone converts into incredible success.

Yes!

Conversation skill is people’s skill which opens the gateway to your inevitable success.

Why do most of you make common conversation mistakes persistently?

• You do not understand the viewpoint of others.
• You are shy and self-conscious.
• You often feel you know better than others.
• You are too impatient to listen.

These characteristics make you commit many common conversation mistakes which puts off people.

You must develop good conversational skills to be successful in your work and life. It is a simple habit which you can easily cultivate.

Understand your common conversation mistakes and overcome it.

1. Watch out for your voice modulation 

The tone of your voice has a big impact in the conversation you have with others.

When you talk in a feeble voice, you will be considered as a weak-minded person.

When your voice literally booms loudly, it jars the ears of other people. They are naturally annoyed and irritated by your crude way of talking. You are stamped as an uncouth person.

Both these ways of interaction are deterrent to your success.

Your voice should be firm and assured. Always talk in a measured manner so that it captivates the attention of the person you are talking to.

2. Never allowing others to talk

Good conversation is when; both the listener and speaker have equal chance of interaction.

But most often, you commit a very common conversation mistake. You talk and keep talking. You are not bothered to give others a chance of speaking out their views.

This makes people feel reserved to talk with you, as they know it will always be a one sided conversation.

Do not make this mistake.

Follow this simple rule.

Give others their chance to talk. Do not go on and on talking without watching the annoyed reaction of others.

When you talk, others listen to you, don’t they?

So, when they talk, you too should listen to them.

3. Your personal problems does not interest everyone

You are so interested in your personal grievances that you assume that others also will be interested in it.

So, whenever others talk with you, you list out your personal problems in detail. You talk in a cribbing tone as if your life is one hell of a torture.

Even if it was, no one is interested in your problems as their plate is already full with their own problems.

You fail to notice the bored look in people’s face when you are talking about your personal problems.

No one likes to talk with someone who is always cribbing.

4. Never having direct eye contact

Do you look directly at the person you are talking to?

Most of you don’t.

You look everywhere except at the eyes of the person you are interacting with.

It is a very bad conversation etiquette.

Always maintain direct eye contact which signals to the person you are talking with that he has your full attention. He likes you for this simple habit.

5. You keep intruding

You are very impatient to voice your opinion. So, you keep intruding unnecessarily when others are talking.

When you do not give others a chance to voice their thoughts by being too intruding, it puts them off.

So, pause when others are talking. Listen attentively to what they have to say. You can talk when others have finished.

This is the best way to avoid one of the common conversation mistakes you often make.

6. You self-trumpet

You feel you are a unique person. It is fine if you keep this thought within yourself. But you will do nothing of this sort.

You want the world to know about it. So, you boast about your success. You brag about the status symbol things you have. You talk tall about your wealth. This makes others shirk away from you in revulsion.

Your success, wealth, and affluence is yours to enjoy. It is not a topic you should be having with others.

When you self-trumpet, no one wants to listen to you. You will be thrust aside as a self-centered and egoistic person.

7. Using crude language

Do you use expletives while talking?

No one likes talking to you.

When you use vulgar language, you come off as a person without character.

Never ever commit this most unpolished of the common conversation mistakes you make.

Be dignified in your usage of words. This makes everyone respect you as it projects you as a person of character.

8. Checking your mobile

Do you like checking your mobile often?

You can do it when you are alone, but not when you are talking to someone.

It is plain bad manners to check your mobile when you are interacting with another person. It shows your blatant disinterest in the conversation you are having.

What should you do when you get a call while you are conversing with another person?

You can ask excuse, and pick up the call. Be brief and tell the person who has called you that you will call back.

Never plunge into a lengthy conversation about your personal matters, while the other person just do not know what to do.

Ignoring the person you are talking with and concentrating on your call is an offensive and insulting behavior.

9. Never showing manners

What do you do when someone approaches you to talk to you?

Do you remain seated while the other person stands?

This is pure bad manners.

You should immediately get up and greet the person who has approached to talk to you.

Also, never keep checking your watch. You are making it obvious that you have no time for the person with whom you are interacting.

10. Talking as if you knew everything

No one knows everything. But you behave as though you are an expert in everything. You want to show off your expertise to everyone.

But, your topics does not interest others. You talk about your profession to people who know nothing about it.

You talk about your hobbies, in which no one is interested. You fail to see their yawn.

CONCLUSION

Conversation skill is something that can be cultivated.

When you make your conversation concentrated only on yourself, you will be boring.

Make your conversation interesting by listening when others are talking and only talking after others have had a say.