How to End a Conversation Politely

The video tutorial provides seven tips for ending conversations politely. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining boundaries and using both verbal and nonverbal cues to signal the end of a conversation. The tips include ending on your turn, setting a time limit, using nonverbal cues, verbal signals, politeness, and apologizing if necessary. The tutorial reassures viewers that these techniques help maintain boundaries without being impolite.

Why is it important to maintain boundaries in conversations?

• To ensure you have enough time for other tasks

• To make the other person feel unimportant

• To avoid talking to people altogether

• To show that you are always busy

What is the first technique for ending a conversation politely?

• Walk away without saying anything

• Interrupt the other person

• Start a new topic

• End the conversation on your turn

How can you nonverbally signal that you are about to leave a conversation?

• Raise your voice

• Stare at the person

• Start packing your things

• Check your phone constantly

What should you do to indicate you need to leave a conversation?

• Tell them you have to go

• Ask them to leave

• Ignore them

• Start a new conversation

Why is it helpful to mention what you need to do next when ending a conversation?

• To clarify that you are not leaving because of them

• To avoid future conversations

• To show that you have more important things to do

• To make the other person feel guilty

How can politeness help in ending a conversation?

• It makes the other person feel bad

• It signals the end of the conversation naturally

• It confuses the other person

• It prolongs the conversation

What is the purpose of apologizing when ending a conversation?

• To avoid future conversations

• To reinforce the need to leave politely

• To make the other person feel guilty

• To admit you did something wrong