Psychologists have repeatedly investigated the phenomenon of why smart, seemingly women, are sometimes perceived by society in a completely different way. This is not due to real mental abilities, but to the incorrectly chosen line of behavior.
Necessary
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Instructions
Step 1
Take the lead in the conversation. This means that you yourself have to ask the topics that you understand. Paradoxically, according to the experiments of psychologists, in conversations, for example, between men and women, it is men who speak more, they carry on the conversation. It is because of this that, in most cases, the interlocutors did not highly assess the mental abilities of the fair sex. However, the opposite situation is also possible.
Step 2
Do not talk on topics in which you do not understand anything, immediately turn the conversation into a direction that is convenient for you. Again, it has been proven by experiment - if you maintain a conversation about a topic that you understand better than the other person, you will look smarter than him.
Step 3
Work on your eloquence. Correct, beautiful speech always makes an impression. Learn to develop your thought, express it to the end.
Step 4
Don't be afraid to manipulate your interlocutor. An excellent technique in disputes, borrowed from Greek rhetoric, is to bring the opponent's statement to the point of absurdity, and then refute it. That is, repeat the thought of your interlocutor in your own words, altering it so that it sounds nonsense, and then give your argument, which sounds logical.
Step 5
From the first seconds of the conversation, behave kindly, without arrogance. If you demonstrate your superiority, your opponent may be tempted to "dethrone you." In other words, to humiliate, and for many, the most common technique to show the enemy his place is to make a person look like a fool.
Step 6
Demonstrate open-mindedness, tolerance, and the ability to simultaneously recognize the right of multiple points of view. This is especially useful with colleagues at work.
Step 7
If the situation is hopeless and you need to show deep understanding in topics where you do not understand at all, just listen very carefully to the interlocutor. Show with facial expressions that you catch every word and agree without getting into the discussion.
