Don't allow yourself to be distracted by your phone when you're having a good conversation with someone.A study indicated that you can be viewed as less empathetic and trustworthy if you're constantly using your phone around someone else.

Put Your Phone Away

Mumbling or trailing off because you're worried about what others think of you can impact a conversation negatively. Let those distractions go.A connection will most likely happen if you show your true self instead of trying to conform to expectation.

Have Confidence

Be engaged and listen to what they are saying. Show interest, ask questions and clarifications. This shows others that you care about what they are saying, and about them in the bigger picture.

Become An Active Listener

Focusing too much on your own thoughts can leave you stressed and keep you from engaging. Try to let those distractions go when you're talking with someone so the person feels important and validated.

Get Out Of Your Head

Your environment affects your personal relationships. Technologies like social media are making conversations harder and less engaging. But getting rid of it isn't necessarily the cure-all for most of our social interactions. If you have you've been feeling disconnected you can develop your conversational skills if you persist.

Technology And Conversations

93% of communication is nonverbal, so be mindful of your body language as people can tell when you are uninterested. Make direct eye contact, give respect by putting your phone away and face them, so they can have your undivided attention.

Keep Your Body Language In Check

Mirroring someone else's body language can establish trust, good will and a connection between individuals.

Mirror Their Actions

"It's important to make the individual you are speaking with feel heard and understood. If you're not engaged in the conversation, you can come off as being rude, selfish, or that you just don't care."

When conversations stall, ask people about themselves or about their interests. This is especially good to connect with unknown people.They will feel like you care about them, know and listen to them. Engaged individuals will reciprocate, and you will have a better conversation.

Ask Questions

Asking questions and being vocal about your likes and dislikes can open new possibilities of conversational topics. Be curious. Ask many questions. Find things you have in common and talk about them.

Find Some Commonality 

If you begin discussions by asking questions regarding the current location or occasion, it can help release the pressure of trying to force a conversation. Make sure it is open ended, nonthreatening and nonpersonal.From there you can move the conversation to something more personal. Be the one asking the questions and allow the other person to speak.

Conversations With Open-Ended Questions

In order to have someone feel heard you can reflect back what they are saying to you. Simply paraphrase what they just said. This way they will feel understood and you are more engaging.

Use Reflective Listening

Look the other person in the eyes, and be genuinely curious about what they have to say and why they are saying it. Make a point to really want to understand the other person better, and try to see things from their perspective.

Try To See Things From Their Perspective

Having meaningful conversations seems like a thing of the past alongside RAZR flip phones and VHS tapes. Because of technology, traditional human interaction is slowly disappearing and it's becoming hard to find ways to be more engaging in our conversations.

Use Reflective Listening

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