You’ve been a with a friend or partner who rambles on right? And, you check out or stop listening, but you let them talk right? We’ve all been there. Well, in this episode, we discuss how important it is to interrupt them and take command of the conversation. Wait, Am I suggesting you get aggressive? No way. I’m asking that you show your “care” for them by listening in an entirely different way.
SHOWNOTES
- What is “captive audience”? [7:30]
- Who is responsible when someone talks too much in an interaction? [10:30]
- What is active listening? [12:15]
- The gift that you might be giving the “over-talker”. [14:00]
- Jayson gives some examples on how to interrupt. [15:30]
- Jayson shares a personal story of a dude that talked WAY too much and what Jayson did about it. [21:30]
- Jayson’s action steps for the listener [25:00]
HELPFUL LINKS
- SC 40 – Boundaries – Relationship Tool With Lisa Dion
- SC 41 – Boundaries Part 2 – Relationship Tool
- The Relationship School™ – Roots Community – $1 Trial
- Monogamy & The Smart Couple – Facebook Group
- How to Leave A Podcast Review
How do you get a partner to open up? I have the opposite problem. I’d love to hear more about my partners day and past but does not seem super talkative when it comes to those things. I don’t want to sound nosey, so when I get short answers I typically don’t pry for more info.
hi Amanda, sorry for seeing your post 6 years later… we have a variety of classes and courses that speak to ‘getting him to open up’; this one just launched two weeks ago and might be up your alley: https://courses.relationshipschool.com/course/open-his-heart-to-you/. Hope this helps and take good care =)