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by bbarthel
5310 days ago
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I have the same problem. Once I realized that I was not just stupid and the other person was simply not communicating well, I began to try repeating what they just said back to them in "normal language" to ensure I had understood them correctly. When I did this, two things happened: people began to think that I was really smart, and I realized that I could usually repeat whatever I wanted and the person would agree with me. |
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This is actually a successful conversational terrorism [1] strategy, which I have used (when pressed) both in written and spoken contexts.
[1] http://www.vandruff.com/art_converse.html ("Distorted Active Listening")