Do's and Don'ts to a Productive Conversation

In this episode, I bring up some tips and tricks about what I learned in my managing yourself class at LMU. When trying to have a meaningful and productive conversation, ensuring that we are focusing our attention on the present moment is vital. Multitasking is one way where we become knocked out of the present moment and keeps us from getting close to others. 

A couple other points brought up are not using our own experiences to try and make them feel more at ease. Sometimes, this is a successful method, but if we do it too much, we might come off as making their problems seem less than ours. 

Another concept was being able to have a conversation about the conversation before having it. Ask the person if they want advice, or if they just want to vent. Learning to understand the motives behind the conversation is so important in setting up success for the talk. If you are interested in learning more about the do's and don'ts of a productive conversation, tune in now!