Are you sensitive to another person's expression while you talk?

Hi kala, this is a great discussion. I think when a person is sensitive and selfless he/she tends to be very caring about what impressions he/ she is making on others and act accordingly. I generally tend to see the mood of the person and then talk,but, there have been instances where i can be quite brash because i want to say what i have to say regardless of what the other person may feel - ofcourse this is in an extreme case where there the other person has treated me similarly

I am a good listener and shoe my concern to the others who lament.Well who knows I may need a shoulder to lean anytime.

Yes I am. very much in fact. Being a shy person, I never go yapping till the other person fall asleep or fake it that they have. The latter is the case of my friend who would never stop talking. And my two sisters are no less. they can compete with each other any day! I, on the contrary, talk less listen more kind. I love listening to people and when I do not want to I have my gestures that tell it. When I am talking, I am very particular about what the listener's expression is. I would not like to drag on if he/she is not interested. Even though, situations like this come seldom I have been there a few times when I could read her mind and changed the topic or allowed her to talk. Kala, I get that you are more like my sister who just love talking and she's so sweet with with. She has a very sweet way of telling stories and a great convincing power. I am sure you are like that. Happy YAKKING

I am very aware of a person's expression when I talk to them. What irritates me is when I sometimes ask my husband to do something ( no matter how big or small of a task it is ) he almost always rolls his eyes at me when I ask him things and I ask him why he does that (because I think it's immature and rude when he does it) he always says " I didn't roll my eyes at you" then a argument starts..LOL.. I don't know why my husband always lie's to me when I ask him if he's ok sometimes, like sometimes he has a stressed out look on his face and I ask him if he's ok he responds back to me and say's he "OK" when I know he isn't. I guess it's a male macho thing and he doesn't like to be upfront and honest about how he feels about a lot of things. It's frustrating because I care and he act's like he doesn't want to hardly talk about whats bothering him..

This is a very interesting discussion. In my opinion, 95% of the population is only interested in talking about themselves or themselves doing the talking predominantly. The balance 5% are good listeners or people with lots of patience to tolerate boredom or people who are not courageous enough to avoid a bore! I am really surprised to see the entire 5% population represented here in this thread!!! I show lots of interest in listening to others and I am good at asking questions: About others' office life, business, family life, opinions and views etc. I find 95% of the people are least interested in reciprocating this with me. Even if they ask a few questions about me, out of courtesy to my listening to them so well, I find they are not really too keen to listen to what I say! And mind you, I am not a bore - I give minimum details about me, because I know most of the people are only interested in themselves. But of late, because of aging, I tend to get forgetful of what I inquired and gathered from others during my last meeting with them. I tend to repeat the questions and recently I got snubbed by one person who was blunt enough to tell me: "Uncle, you asked the same 2 questions last time when we met!".

most of time i see people 's face when i am talking to them .i feel the sign is a respect for the listeners .and to know what 's they are thinking ,agree or disagree.that's depends my talking will continue or just stop by the way .Any way helps me to judge the facts.

I enjoy listening to someone rather than being a chatter box myself. I know it very well that everyone wants to tell his/her side of story and there is real dearth of good listener, so I try to be the one for my colleagues/friends. However, when I talk to someone, like you, I keep checking his/her face expressions and gestures to guess whether he/she is actually listening to me. I keep asking small questions in between to check his/her alertness towards me and if I find that the person is not paying attention towards me, I stop talking and just keep quiet. I feel offended if someone is not listening to me but pretending the same.

[i]Hi kalav, I am very sensitive and observant and when I see some signs like boredom, I will start to divert the topic by asking questions in that way, she or he can talk or share... I met a lady who can talk a lot and for 24/7 without thinking if the person she is talking is bored or what...can't believed it..LOL! And I have learned also from other people that most of what she told me wasn't true...[/i]

Hi Kala,Oh yes I am always watchful about the attitude and expression of the person I am talking with...I feel it makes communication a lot easier....Very often I am eager to express my thoughts and opinion to another person,but I am also always receptive to the other person's point of view and invariably end up being a good listener than a talker.....Thus very often I end up being a reserved kind of person and its only in my close circles that I let go off my hair and talk and interact without inhibitions....

I seem to get so interested in the person that I feel a real bond. I am surprised at how many people will share with me their very deep feelings. I have a real love to learn from people and get to know them. I love to encourage. My family is surprised at how fast I can get to know someone. I think it is very important to watch someone's face and body language as well as listen to what is being said. I think that it is very important to not be judgmental also. Ooooooooh it is so much fun to get to know others!

When im talking with other people, i will try to look straight at their eyes and look at their face expression. Some people said that eyes can say what is inside your heart. So, when i feel that they don't feel comfort or get bored with all the things i said, i will stop talking bout that and pick another topic that can attract them.