bad conversationalist

Know a Mr. Prove-It?

Monday Q of the Wk. Here’s how it works:
Each Monday I ask a thought provoking question about life. Pose the same question to your blog readers on your own blog along with your answer to the question. Then come back here and post a comment with a link to your blog post so we can all read everyone’s answers! It’s been a lot of fun getting to know my readers and their readers and so on and so on…

This week’s question:

Have you ever run into a Bad Conversationalist?

JoJo’s Answer:

I wrote an article several years ago called Six Ways to be a Bad Conversationalist. In it I outline six different kinds of people who make conversation with them like swimming upstream: Mr. Prove-It, I.M. Oblivious, Me MyselfandI, The Reporter, Men of Few Words and The Storyteller. Understanding these six ways people are a difficult communicator can help you be a better conversationalist.

Have you ever had a conversation with one of these folks? How difficult was it to share your thoughts? I have and when I was a young girl, I WAS one of these. When I finally got over my shyness and I was comfortable enough to talk to someone, I was The Storyteller! When I learned more about effective communication, I began to understand how much other people needed to share in the conversation and how much fun it was to hear the stories THEY told!

Have you ever run into a Bad Conversationalist?
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