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How to keep the conversation going

What can you say when you want to encourage people to keep talking to you?

Try making a comment or asking a question – it shows the other person you're interested in what they are saying.

Here are some examples of what you can say:

Making comments

"No!" – to show surprise.

"I don't believe it!" – to show surprise.

"Wow!" – to show admiration or surprise.

"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" – to show great interest in the subject of conversation.

"How awful / terrible" – to show sympathy with someone else's bad news.

Asking questions

"Really?" – to show surprise.

"And you?" – when someone asks you how you are.

"Did you?" – can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.

For example, "I saw her last night", "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she…."

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