ah I'm glad you're here because I'm about to give you eight tips that will
make you sound smart regardless of how intelligent you are so let's get started
the first way to sound smart when having a conversation is to stop talking of
course I don't mean stop talking entirely I simply mean don't fall into
the trap of talking too much if you are well versed on the topic being discussed
then try not to dominate the conversation instead show a curiosity
into other people's thoughts and opinions if it's a subject you are
unfamiliar with then don't be tempted to pretend otherwise making up facts and
feigning opinion and understanding of that topic instead have a quiet calm and
curious air about you as if you know a lot but you're intrigued to find out
what the other person knows or thinks about the matter and you may or may not
be surprised to find that you can learn a lot from actively listening to others
number two use unexpected but common words it can be really tempting to learn
a list of obscure advanced words which are rarely used thinking that by using
these words you'll sound super smart but in reality you will likely alienate your
listener who will have no idea what you're saying
and will probably think that you're trying to show off however switching
commonly used words for other words which are used often enough that most
people know what they mean well they can have a great impact on how you come
across take these words and phrases which I said in the last tip don't fall
into the trap of well-versed feigning air about you and intrigued I
chose these words and phrases to make me sound like I have a rich vocabulary and
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number three use question tags now instead of making statements like oh
that's interesting it's fascinating it's unbelievable create a question by using
a question tag it's interesting isn't it it's fascinating isn't it it's
unbelievable isn't it this will create an illusion that you already know about
the issue you're being told about and it allows you to ask for and to show that
you in agreement you know bonding and all
that number four quotes a well-placed quotation can be inspirational and
filled the listener with awe and respect so pick up a handful of great quotes and
when the opportunity arrives unleash those powerful words here are a few
examples okay I need your advice I've been offered this job in a huge fashion
brand but I don't know whether I should take here because well I'm not sure I've
got the necessary skills for the job anyway and I'm not really sure what they
expect from me and I just don't want to fail in the job and I feel all
overwhelmed about it what do you think Anna you should take the job
don't worry about the unknown in the words of Toni Morrison if you surrender
to the wind you can ride it wow that was really profound you're absolutely right
I should take the job and I will take the job I wish I was as smart as you
Anna it's very difficult to work with you at times you can be so unreasonable
yes I am unreasonable and in the words of George Bernard Shaw reasonable people
adapt themselves to the world unreasonable people attempt to adapt the
world to themselves all progress therefore depends on unreasonable people
hey Ana what was matter I have had a terrible day I ran the final test on the
new product and it failed miserably it turns out I miscalculated a few things
and I'm an idiot listen to me you're not an idiot
sometimes we make mistakes and that's okay
no in the words of Bill Gates success is a lousy teacher it seduces smart people
into thinking they can't lose number-5 brush up on your general
knowledge you don't have to know everything to appear smart but it helps
if you know a few things so commit a few facts to memory like the
population of your country dates of historical events like the moon landings
and stay up to date with some general current affairs like knowing the names
of some of the world leaders and being aware of particular issues affecting the
world know what everyone else is talking about then you can pepper some of these
facts into conversation to give the listener confidence that you know stuff
for example when discussing the loss of green belt in the UK green belt is green
areas fields and grassy areas so when discussing the loss of green belt in the
UK you could throw in this fact with over 65 million people now in the UK all
needing homes it's not surprising that the government is considering
encroaching on green belt number six confident body language never
underestimate the power of body language sit or stand upright but staying relaxed
not slouched and not too stiff this shows confidence be open in your
upper body not like this make your listener feel at ease and
finally make good eye contact both while you're talking and while you're
listening looking away looking down at your feet or looking at your phone
it will make you appear disinterested if you're listening and insincere or unsure
about what you're saying if you're speaking so keep good eye contact going
number seven clear and confident voice the sound of your voice can make a big
impact on your listener your soothing sounds call all your listener into a
deep dream filled lumber and a quiet creaking jittery voice can just put the
listener on edge or just make them feel disinterested and certainly doesn't make
you sound smart and confident therefore in order to sound super smart you should
speak clearly enunciated every word you should speak at a reasonable volume not
too loud and not too quiet and you should never
speak fast you are a thinker a smartypants of the highest order
with a very large intellect so always be calm and collected which brings me to my
last tip and perhaps the most dramatic tip the use of pauses number eight a
dramatic pause deciding to pause before or after an important point will help to
give extra weight and authority to what you're saying but don't overuse pauses
or you risk sounding like you've forgotten your point and avoid filling
pauses with what I lovingly call brain farts you know these noises Oh like you
know he was these noises are called fillers
and they are used commonly by most natives but if you are wanting to sound
super smart then you need to minimize these
unnecessary sounds and words there we go I'm now looking at a sea of smartypants
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