Problem
Watch the Ted Talk video: "10 ways to have a better conversation" by Celeste Headlee.
Justify your answer
i. What are some tangible examples of how technology has changed conversation?
ii. What are some things that Celeste says we are taught to do, but don't have to do if we are really listening?
iii. According to Celeste, how might you may feel after engaging in a good conversation?
iv. How many rules did she give for generating a good conversation? Can you list any of them?
v. What surprised you about the list of rules Celeste suggests for conversational competence?
vi. What did you recognize as something you do while engaged in conversation? How has this worked for you or against you?
vii. What did you think of the statement "Conversational competence might be the single most overlooked skill we fail to teach."?
viii. What is your reaction to Celeste's suggestion that there is no more important skill than sustaining a conversation?
ix. What rule really spoke to you? Why?