Relier Pairs C18U5LA VOCABULARY 2Version en ligne C18U5LA VOCABULARY 2 MEANINGS par Nancy Langley 1 The Bore 2 The Conversation Starter 3 The Complimenter 4 The Interrupter 5 The Wandering Mind 6 The Braggart A complimenter talker pays compliments whenever he sincerely can. If someone looks smart, has lost weight, has a stylish new haircut or has had some achievement, he will show that he has noticed by giving a genuine compliment. someone who proudly talks a lot about himself or herself and his or her achievements or possessions When it comes to conversation, a conversation starter is a natural. They can chat up a storm with just about anyone, a pro at listening. They love meeting and connecting with new people. A conversation starter tries out different topics to get a conversation going. An interrupter is often someone who is super-smart and whose brain is working much faster than the other people in the room. They want to keep everything moving at a faster clip, so often they will interrupt to make that happen, or they could just have bad manners! Have you been in the middle of a discussion, supposedly paying attention, but your mind has long since wandered off, thinking about all the things you need to do? Have you noticed that everyone is looking your way expectantly, waiting for an answer but you’re staring blankly, trying to give a semi-coherent response? During a conversation, have you noticed people looking everywhere but at you? Or maybe you have noticed that their tone of voice screams “I’d rather be anywhere else right now”. Perhaps they seem they’re about to fall asleep while you’re discussing the cosmos. Well, these are signs that you are a bore conversationalist.