Comment on How can I become a better conversationalist?
Speculater@lemmy.world 8 months agoListen to what someone is saying and really think about it, let them finish their thought without preparing what you’ll say. Then actively ask a follow up question, a who, what, why, where, or how question about what they just said. Don’t add your own related detail.
stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve always interpreted it to mean somewhat the opposite of what you describe. To me: passive listening would be sitting quietly until a person is done speaking and then taking your turn. Actively listening would involve the occasional, and obviously respectful interruption with clarifying questions or anecdote to indicate that you are going along with them on the journey, rather than reading about it, so to speak.