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These
tips are a great starting point to help you to get
someone to listen carefully when that other person
is not paying any heed to what you are saying.
1
Speak more softly. This will cause most people to
ask you to speak up!
2
Confuse your friend. Say something that does not make
sense. For example, the cat drove me over because
my car is getting serviced! This is a very effective
way to get people to open their ears to your words.
3
Use silence by refraining from saying any more. Very
often this pause in conversation is uncomfortable
and demands that someone says something. Wait for
your friend to speak first.
4
Appeal to his values. When you direct the conversation
to something that is important to your listener what
you say becomes very difficult to ignore. Let us say
you are talking about cleaning the house and you want
it to look spotless. Talk about how good it will feel
when it is nice and clean if he values feeling comfortable
and does not notice how the place looks.
5
Create urgency. Mention that you only have a few minutes
to talk because you have to be somewhere else. It
is now or never so listen up!
6
Ask your buddy if he can keep a secret. This ought
to get his attention since we love to be privy to
restricted information. Then tell him that you will
reveal all after you discuss what it is you want to
say.
7
Tell a joke or a humorous story. Once you have their
attention and they are smiling they will be more receptive
to your message.
8
Speak with massive enthusiasm and smile a lot. This
wave of high energy is hard to resist even for the
most reluctant audience.
9
Play with the pace of your speech by speaking way
too fast or way too slow until you are asked to repeat
yourself! Got him!
10
Compliment something about your companion. People
love to feel admired and appreciated and if you sincerely
compliment someone they will know you have good taste.
If you have good taste you must be worth listening
to!
Peter Murphy |
