W.A.I.T: Why am I talking?

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In This Episode:

Are you listening and engaging with the other person or are you only waiting for them to finish so you can start talking?

Find out why W.A.I.T can give you an advantage over a more qualified person when interviewing for a job.

Find how to use W.A.I.T as a pause button as a negotiating tool

Find out the motive behind the people behaving like a know it all.

Are you listening and engaging with the other person or are you only waiting for them to finish so you can start talking?

W.A.I.T is an acronym that will... keep you from sounding like a “know it all”, help you to win a negotiation or simply just allow you to be more engaged in a conversation. Try asking yourself, Why am I talking? Before you are talking.

Traci's Takeaways from this show:

The next time you feel like interrupting or finishing someone else’s sentence for them ask yourself, “Why am I talking?”

Resources:

What is the best way to handle a know it all? https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-couch/201312/what-s-the-best-way-handle-know-it-all

Quote:

Try asking yourself "Why am I talking?" before you start talking.

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