How To Master The Art Of Conversation

Now, communication is something that we learn from people that we're raised with throughout our entire lives.

But have you ever taken a step back and asked yourself, "How can I be the most effective communicator possible? What do I need to learn to communicate as effectively as possible?" And we've all heard it, communication is the number one key for any relationship, whether that's a romantic relationship, whether that's your friendships, your family, your children, any other breathing human.

Basically, if they can fog a cup because they're breathing, this that I'm gonna teach you today will deepen your connection with other people and your communication with them.

The problem is that most of us were never actually taught how to communicate.

It's not something that we're born with.

It is a skill set.

And so for me, when I was younger, I realized I'm a really bad communicator.

I'm shy.

I don't communicate effectively.

How can I become a better communicator? Because human connection is amazing.

When you're really connected with another person in a great conversation, your body releases dopamine, it releases oxytocin.

You feel good about it.

And so let's try to get better at being communicators.

So first off, what we need to know is communication, as I said, is a skill.

It's not a talent.

What it does is it takes practice.

And according to the American Psychological Association, EQ, which is emotional intelligence, is one of the strongest predictors of relationship satisfaction, and communication is where EQ becomes visible.

And so what I'm gonna take you through is something that Dr. Carol Comfort came up with, and it's the key to communication.

And it is an acronym.

It is LUV.

And so I'm gonna take you through L and U and V.

So the first part, L, stands for listen.

To listen to another human with no need to respond, no opinions, no extra input.

To just listen.

Empathetic presence is the act of being fully present with another person, not just physically in the same room as them, but emotionally present with them, mentally present with them.