Chapter 44 TECHNIQUE 39. Learn the jargon of each line
Tougher than leisure is work, which is a line of jargon.To this day, I remember that social nightmare.The banquet that night was hosted by a couple who worked in computer database management.I walked in the door and heard an unfamiliar conversation.I could foresee that I couldn't understand the rest of the conversation throughout the night.
So, I made up my mind on the spot to learn some of the questions the experts were asking each other, and I did.Now, when I meet someone in the same profession, I can easily ask, "What kind of backup floppy disk do you use?" or "What kind of backup system do you have?"
You only need to learn a few opening questions to break into this group of insiders.You ask questions, others answer, and then you listen carefully to their conversations to learn about the superficial knowledge of that field. (The next step is to change the topic as soon as possible. You don’t want to pretend to be a master when you don’t understand it?)
People who play tennis can tell how good your game is just by looking at your serve.Will a match against you be challenging, or boring?The same is true when communicating.As soon as you serve the ball in a conversation, people immediately know whether it will be interesting to talk about life and hobbies with you-or it will be boring.
Let’s say I’m introduced to someone and the first thing they say to me is, “Oh, you’re a writer. So when are you going to write a great American novel?” See, I know right away that this person is interested in me. The world is not familiar.We can still talk, but I'd rather change the subject, and before long, I'll want to talk to someone else.
What if my new friend asked, "Oh, you're a writer. Do you write fiction or non-fiction?" Oh my god!I knew right away that she was someone who knew the field.How to say?Because the questions she asks are the first questions writers ask each other when they meet.I would also be happier talking to this person, because she has a lot of ideas about writing.Even if we quickly put aside the topic of writing, in my mind, she is a very knowledgeable person.
Natural winners know every line of jargon, and it's like a second language to them.What is jargon?It is the language used by various professions. Why use jargon?Because in other people's ears, you will feel that you are an expert. How to learn jargon?If you go to a bookstore and search all the language teaching materials, you can't find any teaching tapes of jargon.In fact, the jargon of all walks of life is easy to learn.Just ask your friends in the same industry, and ask them for an opening question that an expert would ask.You don't have to learn much, but the rewards are huge.
No matter what kind of occupation, what kind of sport, or what kind of interest, there are so-called opening questions, which only experts know how to ask, and people in the same industry will never ask stupid questions of laymen.You don't have to learn a bunch of awkward vocabulary.As long as you know how to ask some questions as an introduction, people will think you are an expert.Then, the funniest thing is, when you tell people that you are not in this line of work, they will be more surprised and more intimidated by you. That's all it takes to start a conversation with an insider—ask two good opening questions and avoid stupid layman questions. Assuming you've asked the right questions, you'll be great on the first serve, hitting a fastball into the corner of the opponent's court.When the other party asks and answers, I will happily think in my heart that this person can serve the "ace" (ace) ball.So he hits a spin shot back to your court, and you get ready to catch up and ask questions.Ah, what should I do now? If you don't want the other person to find out that you're bluffing, you need to master the next trick: finding the other person's hot spots.
Natural winners know every line of jargon, and it's like a second language to them.What is jargon?It is the language used by various professions. Why use jargon?Because in other people's ears, you will feel that you are an expert. How to learn jargon?If you go to a bookstore and search all the language teaching materials, you can't find any teaching tapes of jargon.In fact, the jargon of all walks of life is easy to learn.Just ask your friends in the same industry, and ask them for an opening question that an expert would ask.You don't have to learn much, but the rewards are huge.
No matter what kind of occupation, what kind of sport, or what kind of interest, there are so-called opening questions, which only experts know how to ask, and people in the same industry will never ask stupid questions of laymen.You don't have to learn a bunch of awkward vocabulary.As long as you know how to ask some questions as an introduction, people will think you are an expert.Then, the funniest thing is, when you tell people that you are not in this line of work, they will be more surprised and more intimidated by you. That's all it takes to start a conversation with an insider—ask two good opening questions and avoid stupid layman questions. Assuming you've asked the right questions, you'll be great on the first serve, hitting a fastball into the corner of the opponent's court.When the other party asks and answers, I will happily think in my heart that this person can serve the "ace" (ace) ball.So he hits a spin shot back to your court, and you get ready to catch up and ask questions.Ah, what should I do now? If you don't want the other person to find out that you're bluffing, you need to master the next trick: finding the other person's hot spots.