How to Control the Conversation in English & Avoid Uncomfortable Questions
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Knowing how to control the conversation in English will help you avoid uncomfortable topics and questions. This Confident English lesson will give you 3 ways to do that.
For example, if someone asks:
- So who are you going to vote for?
- Why don’t you have kids yet?
- Why did you move here?
Or maybe you felt uncomfortable because the conversation turned to gossip. And you didn’t want to be part of it.
If you’ve ever felt stuck or unsure of what to do in an English conversation, you’re not alone.
Whether you're an advanced-English speaker or just starting your language journey, today you’ll learn 3 practical strategies to boost your conversation skills and know how to control the conversation in English.
This means you’ll know how to answer the question if you want to, how to change the topic with ease, how to be assertive if necessary, and how to simply end the conversation.
Get the full lesson at the Speak Confident English website: www.speakconfidentenglish.com...
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:54 - 3 strategies to control the conversation
03:22 - Strategy 1: Use curiosity to better understand the intent
05:00 - Examples of how to use curiosity
07:05 - Strategy 2: Redirect the conversation
09:20 - Examples of how to pivot or transition in the conversation
10:40 - Strategy 3: Communicate your boundaries
11:45 - Examples of communicating boundaries
14:00 - A note on using humor
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Wish I had mastered this 20 years ago.. thank you!
You're very welcome!
What I love about these videos you're doing lately is that they're much more about General Communication than about ESL only!
I'm so happy to hear this was helpful on multiple levels.
As always you are so assertive in choosing topics for teaching us to improve not only English speaking, but in our personal life! Thank you so much Anne Marie.
Thank you! I'm so happy to know my lessons are helpful to you.
You are a good Profesor, and amazing professional I love it, blessings.
Thank you for the kind comments.
Your lessons are always helpful and they deserve more than a click on the like button.
Thank you so much Anne Marie !!!
Thank you for the kind comment!
Very very helpful.
I'm glad it was helpful!
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Great lesson. Thank you!
Great ideas from a great person
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I love it ❤
So important to know this information, in our second language in particular since we might seem more vulnerable than a native speaker.
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I started to watch your channel to learn English
But I realized that I am learning how to respect others and my self as well as English ❤
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From Japan
As always, absolutely brilliant! Great topic and great explanation with advanced English! Thank you, AnneMarie, for everything you do! ❤
You are so welcome!
This lesson covers a relevant topic. Many people tend to ask questions about one's personal life and do not care whether one is comfortable with such discussion or not. Some such people need a training in etiquette, to understand why we refuse to answer them.
That's really helpful for those who are caught on the hop. 😊
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Thanks so much for this super helpful lesson, Annemarie! You are awesome! Love from Argentina!
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I love the way you told the different situation and by setting the boundaries correctly so that we could all manage the situation better together… Thanks for your valuable awesome advice ❤️😘
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As always. Very helpful video. Thanks ❤️
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Love this lesson. Very useful in the Family and Corporate world.
Glad you think so!
Thank you so much, Annemarie!
I needed this. Sometimes I don't know how to deal with uncomfortable/personal questions or gossip, these tips are definitely going to help me.❤
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you for watching.
Thanks a lot for this topic. i love the way you delivered.
I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you so much Annemarie ! Very useful content everyone need this.❤🎉
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This strategies is helpful. Thanks.
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Thanks that was fantastic, I really like this sentence
that’s for me to know and you to never find out. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks, AnneMarie. I love your style, your content of teaching and your name. You don't just teach English; you also prepare us to face difficulties and maintain an active and positive mindset in challenging situations.
You're welcome, moreover thank you so much for the kind comments!
Thanks... Great tips...👍
Thank you Anne Marie!
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Wonderful lesson. You are amazing. Sometimes is not easy to handle uncomfortable conversation, but I am working on it. Thanks.
Thank you for the kind comments! You are correct, uncomfortable conversations can be difficult. I hope this lesson provided strategies that will be useful to you.
thank you for providing such valuable content, I can see the applicability of it all in my daily work.
Wonderful. I'm glad it will be helpful to you.
Thank you. Really valuable, diplomatic and intelligent advice.
I'm so pleased it was helpful. Thank you for watching.
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That's helpful, not just the English part of it, I usually don't know how to answer in situations like these😢
I know. These situations are tough. I'm glad this gave you some helpful options.
Thank you for this lesson. It is so valuable for me, an adult student. I wish I had subscribed to your channel earlier. A few years ago, in a conversation practice class,
one male student in my group asked an invasive and embarrassing question to female students: [how many sex partners do you have]. For anyone who gave a number bigger than one, he gave the next question: [ what do you think about having sex with anyone other than your future or current husband?]. Oh, my boy! At that time we were limited in English proficiency and preferred to be honest. So we got stuck. If now, it is so easy for me: 1, use curiosity to kick back the ball.: that's interesting, can I ask why you want to know? 2, change the topic, and redirect the conversation to a favorite topic: That's an interesting point. Speaking of which, have you prepared for the next English writing test? I was good at writing and I could absolutely beat him in my familiar field. 3, set clear boundaries: I don't feel comfortable talking about this in class. Can we talk about something else?
Oh my, those are certainly invasive questions. I'm glad you found some useful phrases you could use to redirect the conversation. Based on what you've described here, I think your 3rd option would be the best choice as the questions asked were rather inappropriate. Thank you for sharing your examples.
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I like the idea of using humor to handle uncomfartable questions. Unfortunately, this method has a drawback: not everyone can take a hint. I've had several situations when some inappropriate questions followed my joke, and sometimes it perpetuated more unwanted curiosity.
You know no age.
Always enjoy your professionalism.
One problem is that I soon forget what you have told me, the other is the people I encounter doesn't speak your accent mostly, so the result is that English to me is impossible