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The story in the article about not knowing how to conclude a conversation reminds me of a tip my brother-in-law gave me. He is a teacher, though a bit introver
by hcrisp 5y ago
The story in the article about not knowing how to conclude a conversation reminds me of a tip my brother-in-law gave me. He is a teacher, though a bit introverted, and he said he had problems wrapping up conversations during parent-teacher meetings. Some people just couldn't take a hint.
Then he found that by saying, "Ok!" , while simultaneously slapping his palms on his lap (as if about to get up) would jolt everyone into wrap-up mode. I've tried this, and it mostly works. People respond to nonverbal communication (which is apparently more effective than verbal) quite well.
- jimkleiber 5y agoYes! Reminds me of how my great uncle used to talk and talk and talk after family reunions until one time, I sat there and I think did exactly that, I slapped my hands on my lap, said, "Ok! I'm tired, I'm gonna head to sleep." And he seemed to snap out of his story and we all got up to go to bed. I had been feeling frustrated because he just kept going and my parents had been falling asleep but no one said anything. I agree nonverbals can often help by themselves or even as a starter to more verbal communication in these situations. Thanks for posting this :-) *edit: and my great uncle wasn't trying to harm us, he just liked to talk and probably just got caught up in the moment, not realizing how much he was talking :-)