Everytimeyoumeetsomeonenewforthefirsttimeyouhaveonechancetomakeagoodimpression.71Itisnaturalforushumanstotalkaboutourselveswhenwemeetothers.Mostpeoplewouldwantto
Everytimeyoumeetsomeonenewforthefirsttimeyouhaveonechancetomakeagoodimpression. 71
Itisnaturalforushumanstotalkaboutourselveswhenwemeetothers.Mostpeoplewouldwanttotalkaboutallofthethingsthey’veachievedallofthewealthandskillstheyhavewheretheycomefromandwhotheyare.72
Butinsteadofworryingsomuchaboutwhattosayhowaboutjustlistening?73 Listeningtoothersmeansdevotingalittleofyourtimetosomeoneelse’sstory.Peoplefeelmoreengaged(参与)inaconversationiftheyfeelthatwhattheyaresayingisbeingappreciated.
74Theydon’tgoonaboutthemselves.Theydon’tshowoffortrytobesomethingtheyarenot.Theyaresimplytheretolendapatienteartothoseinneedandtheyonlygiveadvicewhentheyareaskedforit.Thustheyarethoughtofasbetterconversationaliststhanthosethattalktoomuch.
Sotrytolistentosomeonecarefully. 75 It’sfascinatingtoseethedifferencesthatcomefromjustshuttingupeveryonceinawhile.Perhapsifyoutrylisteningalittlemoreyoumightdiscoversomethingorsomeoneamazing.
A.Talkingtoomuchcanmakeothersunhappy.
B.Trynottogiveyourjudgmentoradvice.
C.Theyjustwanttoshowthebestofthemselves.
D.Makingagoodimpressiononotherswillbenefitusalot.
E.Therearepeoplewhospendtheirtimelisteningnotspeaking.
F.Yourimage(形象n.)isoftenformedinothers’mindsinthefirstfewminutes.
G.Afteryourintroductionjustlistentowhatyournewfriendhastosay.