The ability to clearly and interestingly express one’s thoughts was important both during the time of Plato and Cicero, and in modern life. The constant need for communication makes people comprehend the basics of oratory. The mastery of eloquence is an integral part of success in various fields of activity.
The virtuoso methods of using the word will help you in answering questions on which your career, business, or which, in your opinion, is not quite right and out of topic.
Probably everyone had the opportunity to answer tactless or general questions. What matters is not the question itself, but your reaction to it.
For example, how to answer the question "how are you?" It is necessary to maintain self-control and answer so as not to give specific information, but also not to offend the one who asked.
What do you need to know for this?
First rule: if you don’t like the question, move the conversation to another topic, take it aside. And talk about what will be more interesting for you. An exception - close people who are sincerely interested in your affairs, the content of the answer is important for them. Therefore, try to find the right words to satisfy the person who has asked.
Second - ask counter questions. Sometimes the one who asks, actually wants to talk about himself, just does not know how to start a conversation. Just redirect the question and listen carefully for how much patience is enough.
Third, use the re-query, adding at the beginning the phrase: “I understood (understood) correctly that the most important thing for you today is my life?” or “Do I understand correctly that other people's problems are more important to you than your own?” Such an answer will cause discomfort to the interlocutor.
Fourth - answer with humor. This will help to disarm the interlocutor and save you from an aggressive reaction to what you heard. How to answer? To the question "how are you?" you can joke: “Do you really want to talk about this? Great, you have two or three hours, can I tell you everything in detail? ”
Fifth, be a bore. Begin to answer from afar using abstruse words. You don’t know how to answer the question “how are you?” So that the person you stop asking him next time? Tell in detail about the most boring event of your life. It is desirable to have more obscure terms and misty interpretation of them. It is unlikely that you will risk this question again.
Sixth - become an actor for a while. Play an important politician at a press conference. Here is another option, how to answer the question "how are you?" Confidently say: "The next question, please." And the interlocutor will be forced to go to the bottom of the conversation, or simply leave if the meeting was random.
The basic rule is to be polite. If you are asked questions, then you are not indifferent to the person. And a bad mood is not a reason for rudeness to the person who asked. Always behave confidently, calmly, and most importantly - with dignity.
Questions and answers are the main component of human communication. Oratory skills will help to achieve a positive result of the conversation and maintain good relations with people. And this is very important in everyday life.