http://drpaulwhite.com/blog/2008/08/24/what-to-say-when-you-dont-have-anything-to-say/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:22:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://drpaulwhite.com/blog/2008/08/24/what-to-say-when-you-dont-have-anything-to-say/#comment-12164 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:56:51 +0000 http://drpaulwhite.com/blog/2008/08/24/what-to-say-when-you-dont-have-anything-to-say/#comment-12164 [...] tell me more… Posted on August 24, 2008 by frenchgirl Excellent post today from Dr. Paul White on speaking and listening. This is an area of weakness for me. I tend to dominate conversations and talk about myself a lot. I really, really want to improve this. I’m sorry to those of you who have been subjected to my ramblings :). I love what he says about leaving “space” for others to contribute to the conversation: Many people who are more introverted need more “space” in which to engage in conversation. They need some time to process what they have heard, gather their thoughts, formulate a response, and then gather the courage to share their thoughts. Those of us who are motor-mouths go at such a fast pace in conversations (especially in small groups), that many quieter people don’t say much because there is not enough space for them in the conversation to enter in. [...] […] tell me more… Posted on August 24, 2008 by frenchgirl Excellent post today from Dr. Paul White on speaking and listening. This is an area of weakness for me. I tend to dominate conversations and talk about myself a lot. I really, really want to improve this. I’m sorry to those of you who have been subjected to my ramblings . I love what he says about leaving “space” for others to contribute to the conversation: Many people who are more introverted need more “space” in which to engage in conversation. They need some time to process what they have heard, gather their thoughts, formulate a response, and then gather the courage to share their thoughts. Those of us who are motor-mouths go at such a fast pace in conversations (especially in small groups), that many quieter people don’t say much because there is not enough space for them in the conversation to enter in. […]

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