Comments on: Answering The REAL Question

By: How to be Charismatic Using Improv | GALVANIZD

How to be Charismatic Using Improv | GALVANIZD — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:41:09 +0000

[...] it comes to making or receiving strong offers such as in Dan’s post, where he talks about “answering the REAL question” when asked “What do you do?” The [...]

By: Will

Will — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:00:06 +0000

solid tip Dan.

Blows right by the fluff and to the meat of a conversation

I agree with Max as it opens a lot of possibilities of where the person you’re talking to can take the conversation.

By: What’s your Story?

What’s your Story? — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:05:10 +0000

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By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:59:50 +0000

And be excited about what you do! It is amazing when you talk to someone and hit on his/her passion how the eyes light up!
(posted about one such experience here: http://www.nathanmcgee.co...-dont-tell-them-im-a-guy/)

When I slip into asking the question… “what do you do?” I quickly stop them and say, “Wait. Tell me 3 things that could be your job, 2 are lies and 1 is the truth.” Then I try and figure out which is which and taunt them about their choices that they picked to tell me .

By: Max Weiss

Max Weiss — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:12:23 +0000

“The key to good conversation is giving something real and interesting in your answer or statement.”

You hit the nail on the head there. The more you give in a conversation, the more you’ll get. Opening up the conversational possibilities helps avoid a stall out or awkward gap. It allows the conversation to flow and grow naturally. Good stuff, Dan!