[header] How to make conversation [title] Be an active listener. [step] Many people don't realize how important listening and paying attention are to being a conversationalist. In fact, this is perhaps the most important thing you can do to be good at making conversation. 
Practicing " active listening " requires you to do two basic things : [substeps] Concentrate on what the speaker is saying. This is mainly a mental action-rather than just " hearing " what is being said, you want to get in the habit of thinking about what the speaker is saying as they say it.