so you think you have conversation skills? ha!

Ok so below are the different type of PEOPLE you meet during a CONVERSATION hahaha! and omg, i must confess, I'm guilty as charged for more than 1 conviction! I KNOW ya'll are too! ENJOY! ♥

Conversation Hijacker [GUILTY]
So you've just finished telling a story about a funny memory. The Conversation Hijacker makes their move: "You think that's funny, let me tell you this." The Hijacker doesn't intend to listen to you, but they expect you want to listen to them. They like to top your story and belittle it, while allowing little time for discussion or reaction to it. It ends up as an unbalanced conversation dominated by the Hijacker, frustrating the hijacked victim.

Eye-Contact Issues
For example, someone was presenting to you in your office, and they looked at you too much. It made you uncomfortable. On the other hand, when our date seems to be looking "through" us, or around us, as if anything is more interesting, we assume they are not into us. Just like words in a conversation, good eye contact has a certain rhythm to it.

Ghost Listening [SUPER GUILTY]
Don't you hate when you're in an loud environment and you have to ask the person to repeat themselves more than once? By the time I hit "excuse me" number two, I'm already feeling awkward. I sometimes bail out and react with a fake (usually positive) reaction without hearing accurately. So you might get something like this:
"My grandmother is sick." "What?" "My grandmother is sick." "I'm sorry, say that again?" "My grandmother is sick." (Ghost Listener panics/gives up) "Wow, that is so great!"
It's a toss-up: Do I want to keep asking someone to repeat themselves, or do I want to end the misery by assuming and reacting even though I risk making things worse?
^ Guilty I do this ALOT in clubs especially.

Tasteless Jokes
I'm guilty of talking about porn and my favorite: bathroom humor. Growing up in my family, I thought this was normal. So, I often talk "bathroom humor" shop with the everyone. But when I meet someone, it is a turnoff for them in the beginning. I guess the obnoxiousness (and this is tough for people in my family to do) has to be introduced slowly.

Shameless Self-Promoter
It's obnoxious to berate someone with your accomplishments, or how you know cool person/celeb A, B, or C . You'll look insecure and look like you're trying too hard. Putting the best foot forward gently is not an easy art to master.

Me, Me, Me [Hahahaha sooooooooooooooooo guilty]
A variation of the Shameless Self-Promoter, the Me, Me, Me broadcasts insignificant stories about their life, but completely forgets to ask the other person about their life. It may not be on purpose, but they magnify everything in their own world, which shrinks the importance of everything in the other person's world.

My Name Is Negativity
They might describe their average day like this: "Of course my boss made me stay late, and of course I locked myself out of my apartment because that's my life. Everything sucks." Another form of negativity is self-deprecation. I love making fun of myself, but sometimes it gets to be too much and my friends tell me to ease off on it . Don't fake positivity but remember: No one wants to spend time with a person who is too negative.

Dead-End Answers
Answering with a simple "yes" or "no" or one sentence sings detachment, like a guilty criminal being grilled by a detective. So, use short answers when you're trying to get rid of someone, but if you like someone you should be naturally inclined to say more.

Word Machine
You don't want to be Dead-End Answer, but if you talk too much you will overwhelm someone. The person you're with is more likely to remember that you talked too much than the actual content over your conversation. I talk a lot (too much sometimes), and when someone talks as much as me, we fight for time. Conversation is about balance: sharing the stage at the right rate creates a good conversation rhythm.

I Only Read Us Weekly , or Russian Literature
There are girls who only talk about pop culture, but there are also the condescending "too smart" types that are not down to earth. Everyone wants an intelligent partner, but they don't want a preachy person or someone who makes them feel stupid.

AND I WONDER WHY NO ONE TALKS TO ME...LMAO!