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Plans for the future
Techniques > Conversation techniques > Sustaining the conversation > Plans for the future Description | Example | Discussion | See also
DescriptionTalk about what may happen in the future. Ask them about:
Talk also about your plans, but be careful not to hog the limelight. Try to listen more than you speak. ExampleI remember you said you really enjoyed skiing last year. Are you going again this year? I'm really looking forward to this weekend -- we're going walking in the mountains. Now that you've been promoted, what are you going to do with the department? DiscussionTalking about the future can be particularly exciting as here you can daydream and hope for great things, no matter what has befallen you in the past. When you talk about your plans, you also encourage the other person to think about the future. Talking a little bit about your plans also offers easy questions for them to ask to fill in the detail. Of course you can also ask the same questions in return. See also |
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