Comments on: How to use statements to get someone talking back. (aka questions are for wimps)

By: meier

meier — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:29:00 +0000

also, i think i got even more confused with “I statements”
its not correct, isn’t it? its “I perspective” as: “i feel”, “i think”, “i like”

if there is would be only “i statements” then you could say “about you”
for example

By: meier

meier — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:22:49 +0000

“How do you show interest in people without asking questions?”

I got so confussed about this. After a while i understood all your articles are linked together as juggler’s “approach”. At first i thought something about this article. That you don’t show interest at all through statements and she’ll reciprocate.

This became my problem, like i’m talking alone and she wouldn’t reciprocate

By: Haroen

Haroen — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:26:58 +0000

First article I read from your site and I can say I’m hungry for more! Keep it up!

By: Mauricio Neufer

Mauricio Neufer — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:40:59 +0000

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By: Kathryne Kriston

Kathryne Kriston — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:59:19 +0000

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By: Greg A.

Greg A. — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:07:10 +0000

As a fan of your work I think the interaction was great! As a strength coach I think your workout sucked. Pull-ups beat lat pull-downs any day of the week. Just ask Brad Pitt.

By: Pavle

Pavle — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:33:11 +0000

“…Statements lead others to share. People are not interested in opening themselves up to strangers. When you make more statements and ask fewer questions you de-strangerfi yourself. Also, when you”

when you what?

and this also, “When you are simply asking questions it is easy to inquire about what you don’t really care about risking a conversational dead-end.”

is there something missing in this statement?

Advice for Juggler, writing statements is really cool but try to write complete statements

By: Edderic

Edderic — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:19:34 +0000

Hey Wayne,
I really enjoyed this one. Keep up the good work! As usual, I feel that you emanate ease and relaxation by not trying to prove value to the woman. Beautiful.

Edderic

By: crescendo

crescendo — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:24:36 +0000

I love ‘I’ statements and second Adrian’s opinion.
This is one the most powerful tools that Wayne revealed to the world.

The use of this technique has so many benefits:

- It leads to the freedom to steer the conversation on creative tangents.

- It gives a feeling of security against not knowing what to say, since you can always pop out a truthful “I” statement about what you’re currently thinking about or feeling.

-It meshes well with other CA concepts, such as the situational opener ( “floppsy”) and the “Nostradamus theory”.

In summary, the “I” statement is one of those tiny concepts that can make a huge difference in people’s lives.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:01:09 +0000

Ever since discovering the power of ‘I’ statements from you, my social life has transformed. I no longer feel like an awkward interviewer, but a partner of life. What’s more, I discovered that people mostly dig my outlook of the world – and that helps push the interaction right along.

Such a simple concept with mind blowing benefits.