10 ways to have a better conversation

( https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_conversation#t-674329 )

Summary

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy amount of listening. In this insightful talk, she shares 10 useful rules for having better conversations. "Go out, talk to people, listen to people," she says. "And, most importantly, be prepared to be amazed."

Opinion

Communication is the base of any group of species. All of them communicate on one way or another.

Humans are a species that have been communicating at first by signs and nowadays we can see that the communication has made a huge evolution and takes an important place in our society. To see its importance we simply have to realize that communication is all everywhere without exception.

No matter if it’s oral verbal communication or writing, both are essential for communities. They need to intercommunicate between each other.

I think Celeste Headlee is right when she argues that we must improve the conversation, doing the 10 steps in order to not be fifty percent in the conversation and fifty out. Because, the way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.