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What is National Conversation Week?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes we get lost in our phones, whether it be social media, texting or emails. Occasionally, we get so engrossed that we forget how to speak to people in our day to day lives \u2013 without resorting to memes or funny pictures. Although there is nothing wrong with that, it can be nice to have a conversation that is not made up of emojis and gifs. National Conversation Week<\/em> is designed to help us embrace talking to our peers in a more meaningful way or a different way to how we normally would. I am guilty of keeping conversations with my friends going just by sending funny videos and pictures. By the end of the conversation I have often not learnt anything about how my friend is doing or shared anything about my own day. That is why this week I am aiming to reflect on each of my conversations and how they have benefited myself or somebody else.<\/p>\n

How can I improve my conversations? <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Edge Hill offers free access to LinkedIn Learning<\/a> which is a website that lets you do courses in a variety of topics such as time management, leadership skills and how to have successful conversations. There are a range of short courses centred around conversations and you can even get a certificate at the end of it!<\/p>\n

If you want to take your learning further there are plenty of TED talks<\/a> on the art of having meaningful conversations.<\/p>\n

I found the TED talks to be very insightful. There is one called \u201810 ways to have a better conversation<\/a>\u2019<\/em> which I enjoyed very much. Celeste Headlee put an emphasis on the importance of face to face conversations, taking the time to listen to people as well as being open minded and kind. Why not put it to the test? You might be amazed by all the exciting things that you learn about people and the world.<\/p>\n

The benefits of National Conversation Week <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n