如何改善人际交流能力-问问题并重复他人的话(5)

How to Improve Your Communication Skills

 

如何改善人际交流能力

 

Ask Questions and Repeat the Other Person

 

问问题并重复他人的话

 

 

Let's face it, we've all drifted off when someone else was talking or misheard the other person.

 

Asking questions and repeating the other person's last few words shows you're interested in what they say, keeps you on your toes, and helps clarify points that could be misunderstood (e.g., "So to recap, you're going to buy the tickets for Saturday?").

 

It also helps for small talk and to fill in awkward¹ silences.

 

Instead of trying to stir up conversation on mundane² topics like the weather, ask the other person questions (e.g., "Got any plans for the summer?" or "What are you reading lately?") and engage in their answers.

 

It's more important to be interested than to be interesting.

 

1 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。

2 mundane   

adj.平凡的；尘世的；宇宙的

参考例句：

• I hope I can get an interesting job and not something mundane.我希望我可以得到的是一份有趣的工作，而不是一份平凡无奇的。
• I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane occurrences can have an impact on our awareness.我发现生活有时挺诙谐的，即使是最平凡的事情也能影响我们的感知。