7 behaviors of people who are easy to talk to

Learn the subtle strategies good conversationalists like Fredrik Skavlan use to guide the interaction.

Fredrik Sandberg, TT

Maybe it's because I'm a journalist, but the way I know I'm in a good conversation is that I unconsciously start to reach for my notepad, because everything we're discussing fascinates me so.

On the one hand, I want to take notes on what we're talking about - maybe they're telling me about an awesome vacation they took or maybe I'm telling them about my relationship with my family.

But on the other hand, I want to record those subtle strategies they're using to guide the interaction. How did I wind up gripping my chair in suspense? Or, how did they get me to open up like that?

I imagine I'm not the only one who's had these questions. So I turned to someQuora threads for insight into the most common behaviors that make someone a pleasure to talk to.

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