Conversation Clarity Might Be About Facts
Have you ever wondered about conversation clarity? What makes your conversations clearer with more appropriate meaning?
When someone suggests that they have the best cell phone, they had dinner at the best restaurant, or the best place to vacation is at the beach, are they facts?
It is true for technology recommendations as well as just about anything you do. People often tend to talk about their opinions while they are being very compelling and stating them as though they are facts.
When you are trying to help someone consider options or find the best restaurant are your opinions useful?
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Certainly, to some degree opinions carry some value. When many people have the same opinion, it may start to illustrate a trend that this is getting close to the facts.
Yet, every day someone will jump on board with an idea just because it is popular. Untested or unproven they often don’t want to be wrong so they’ll follow the popularity trail.
This can become a problem in the workplace.
John is always late for the meeting.
Samantha never gets here on time.
Robert always takes Jennifer’s side on important decisions.
Always and never? Are these facts or just opinionated speech?
There is a sharp contrast between, the pizza shop around the corner has the best pizza, and, Thomas never arrives on time.
In some cases, people are trying to be helpful. They are attempting to provide useful information. In other cases, the information may be manipulative, deceptive, and defamatory.
Providing more clarity in conversations may be mostly about removing opinions.
-DEG
Dennis E. Gilbert is a business consultant, speaker (CSPTM), and culture expert. He is a five-time author and the founder of Appreciative Strategies, LLC. His business focuses on positive human performance improvement solutions through Appreciative Strategies®. Reach him through his website at Dennis-Gilbert.com or by calling +1 646.546.5553.
