'Please Tell Me More!'
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'Please tell me more!'
'Please tell me more!' is a great expression to level up your conversation from boring to much more interesting.
See the examples below. ↓
Was it fun?
11/25/2022
Boring Conversation:
Hyun: How was your weekend?
Noah: Great! I went to a baseball game.
Hyun: How was it?
Noah: It was great!
*Even though the conversation may be accurate, many people may find the conversation boring.
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— Instead, Try Using 'Please Tell Me More!' —
Interesting Conversation:
Hyun: How was your weekend?
Noah: Great! I went to a baseball game.
Hyun: How was it?
Noah: It was great.
Hyun: *Please tell me more.
Noah: **My daughter and I went to the Twins game on Sunday afternoon and we had a great time. The weather was beautiful and the Twins won.
Hyun: Wow! Sounds like you and your daughter had a great time.
Noah: We sure did!
*Hyun did an excellent job of following up with 'Please tell me more.' to keep the conversation going.
**Noah did a great job sharing more information to help keep the conversation going.
....
What do you do (for a living)?
11/09/2022
Boring Conversation:
Anthony: What do you do?
Jae-Woo: I work in law.
Anthony: That's great.
*Even though the conversation may be accurate, many people may find the conversation boring.
....
Interesting Conversation:
Anthony: What do you do?
Jae-Woo: I work in law.
Anthony: *Please tell me more.
Jae-Woo: **I am working in IP law as a patent lawyer.**
Anthony: That's great.
*Anthony did an excellent job of following up with 'Please tell me more.' to keep the conversation going.
**Jae-Woo did a great job sharing more information to help keep the conversation going.
....
— Instead, Try Using 'Please Tell Me More!' —
Where are you from?
11/09/2022
Even Better Conversation:
Emma: Where are you from?
Ji-Eun: I am from Korea.
Emma: *Please tell me more.
Ji-Eun: **I was born in Daegu, Korea, about 3 hours south of Seoul. And then, in my 20s, I moved to Seoul, Korea, for my university, and I have been here ever since.**
Emma: Wow. That sounds amazing!
*Emma did an excellent job of following up with 'Please tell me more.' to keep the conversation going.
**Ji-Eun did an excellent job sharing more information to keep the conversation going to build the relationship.
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Boring Conversation:
Emma: Where are you from?
Ji-Eun: I am from Korea.
Emma: That's great.
*Even though the conversation may be accurate, many people may find the conversation boring.
....
Interesting Conversation:
Emma: Where are you from?
Ji-Eun: I am from Korea.
Emma: *Please tell me more.
Ji-Eun: **I am from Seoul, Korea.**
Emma: That's great.
*Emma did an excellent job of following up with 'Please tell me more.' to keep the conversation going.
**Ji-Eun did a fine job sharing a little more detail to help keep the conversation going.
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— Instead, Try Using 'Please Tell Me More!' —
"That's Interesting!
Please tell me more."
by Dan O'Connor
Jul 28, 2009
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"That's Interesting! Please tell me more."
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