Improve English Speaking in 2 Minutes | Telephone Conversations | Go Natural English

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I have a quick English tip for you that will help you to make your telephone conversations,

or Skype conversations, whatever you use to call people up these days.

It will make them even better -- one big mistake to avoid -- so, if you want to know, keep

watching.

Now, I had an experience where I was talking on Skype with a friend of mine -- actually,

now she's a friend but I guess you could say when I called her, it was the first time that

we spoke so I didn't really know her at all, and when we were talking on Skype, I experienced

this weird feeling because every time that I said something she was kind of silent.

Actually, she was silent.

She didn't say anything so I had to again say something more, or ask a question to see

if she would respond but her silence made me realize that in American English telephone

conversations, we're always making some noise or small comments to show that we're listening,

that we're interested, and that we're really engaged in the conversation.

So, without even using any new words, it's important to use these phrases like "uh huh",

"yes", "I see", "Okay".

These kind of phrases make a huge difference and they'll make your partner, or the person

you're speaking with feel like you're really interested and part of the conversation.

Now, I am not sure about this silence in other cultures or other languages, but I think in

American English we don't like silence.

So, try to be aware and observe how your conversation partners are feeling that silence or if they're

not feeling that silence.

It's all about observing and learning from your surroundings and that's the natural way.

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Thanks so much for watching and I hope to see you soon.

Bye for now!