Bangalore: ‘Be quiet’ is the very principle of the successful people, they listen more than they speak. Being in a competitive career world, you should know the power of communication. ‘Shut-up’ doesn’t mean you need not communicate, but it actually means you talk less and let others talk more. Communication is the powerful tool from the beginning of the world and it is the greatest tool for any problem-solving. We often think, ‘silence’ doesn’t speak. Especially, in your workplace, ‘no one likes to listen if someone talks too much about themselves’. And moreover, everyone love to talk more than listening to others.

To build good relationship, you need to listen to others. When you listen to others, they love to talk to you more. The chance is great for you to establish the profile you want. Perhaps, you will learn more out of listening to others. Keep your mouth shut unless the situation requires it. If you are a person who often injects own opinions on everything without letting others to talk, you have a wrong attitude. Most people like to hear themselves speak. Even in an interview, or in an introduction, you need to tackle the situation where the other people talk more.

When you let others talk, you see the conversation turns towards what they like or to what they know better. When your interviewer talks much about their company, it indicates they are interested to hire you. In workplace, if your boss or co-workers share things with you, you could win their hearts by listening to them.  On other-hand, when you talk less people will not tag you chatter-box. Always make sure you don’t let others feel bored and tired off your talks. If they looked at watch while you keep on talking, you might be made the impression of ‘utter-books’. Soon, you may lose people around you, if you won’t shut your mouth.

But in a conversation, you cannot remain ‘silent’ for all time. Many times, you will be urged to talk from your experiences. But you should say nothing when you want to address ‘first-person’ in your conversation. Sometimes, you might be asked few questions which you cannot ignore. But you should avoid taking hold of the conversation. To be proactive and to be a good listener, you can ask questions which will help you to shut yourself up and also will encourage other person to talk more. When you ask more than answering, you make yourself look good.