I have a quick English tip for you that will help you to make your telephone conversations or Skype conversations, whatever you use, to call people up these days.

我有個英文小撇步能幫助你更順利的使用電話、Skype 或其他工具聯絡。

It will make them even better.

幫助你的聯絡技巧更上層樓。

One big mistake to avoid. So, if you wanna know, keep watching.

有個很大的錯誤得避免，想知道就繼續看下去吧！

Now, I had an experience where I was talking on Skype with a friend of mine.

有次我跟一個朋友用 Skype 聊天。

Actually, now she's a friend, but I guess you could say when I called her, it was the first time that we spoke, so I didn't really know her at all.

事實上，雖然我們現在是朋友，但當時我們是第一次聊天，我可以說是完全不瞭解她。

And, when we were talking on Skype, I experienced this weird feeling because every time that I said something, she was kind of silent.

當時用 Skype 聊天時，感覺怪怪的，因為每次我說話時，她都不太回應。

Like, actually, she was silent; she didn't say anything.

她是真的很安靜，什麼都沒說。

So I had to, again, maybe say something more or ask a question to see if she would respond.

所以我必須再說更多或問問題，看她會不會回覆。

But her silence made me realize that in American English telephone conversations,

但她的沈默讓我注意到，在美式英語電話對談中，

we're always making some noise or small comments

我們總是會發出一些聲音或簡答，

to show that we're listening, that we're interested, and that we're really engaged in the conversation.

來表示我們有在聆聽、有興趣，且真的有參與對話。

So, without even using any new words, it's important to use these phrases like, "uh-huh", "yes", "I see", "Ok".

所以就算沒有給新的意見，適時使用像是「嗯哼」「對」「我知道」「了解」等口語，也是很重要的。

These kind of phrases make a huge difference, and they'll make your partner or the person you're speaking with feel like you're really interested and part of the conversation.

善用這些口語將大幅改善對話，讓你的夥伴或談話對象感受到你有在參與對話，並且對話題感興趣。

Now, I am not sure about this silence in other cultures or other languages, but I think in American English, we don't like silence.

我不確定其他文化或語言對沈默的感受，但在美式英語中，我們不喜歡沈默。

So, try to be aware and to observe how your conversation partners are feeling that silence or if they're not feeling that silence.

所以，試著去觀察你講話的對象對沈默有沒有反應。

It's all about observing and learning from your surroundings, and that's the natural way.

一切都關乎觀察環境和向周遭學習，這是最自然的方法。

So, if you'd like to learn more about how to learn English that "go natural English way,"

如果想要知道更多自然學習英語的方式，

come back to gonaturalenglish.com where you can find out about the premium course, and I'd like to give you a free eBook just for visiting.

搜尋 gonaturalenglish.com，瀏覽優質課程，來訪即贈免費電子書一本。

Thanks so much for watching, and I hope to see you soon. Bye for now!

謝謝觀看，希望很快再見。掰掰！