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Learning Objective ShowDemonstrate techniques for keeping discussions focused when conversations wander.
You Had to Go There
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To deal with wandering conversations, consider a two step approach:
First, before you make your response, acknowledge what the previous speaker has just said in a (mostly) neutral way.
· You seem to have a lot of passion around this topic
· This appears to be something you’re really interested in
From there, create a transition to your comment or response.
· This is something we are actually going to talk about later. Now, getting back to our original topic…
· We seem to have drifted a bit – let’s table this conversation until later. (Return to your topic)
Learn-On-Need
To deal with wandering conversations, consider a two step approach:
First, before you make your response, acknowledge what the previous speaker has just said in a (mostly) neutral way.
· You seem to have a lot of passion around this topic
· This appears to be something you’re really interested in
From there, create a transition to your comment or response.
· This is something we are actually going to talk about later. Now, getting back to our original topic…
· We seem to have drifted a bit – let’s table this conversation until later. (Return to your topic)
