How to Talk with Adults

If you're having a hard time getting an adult listen to you, here are a few hints:

1. Consider the character of that particular adult. Talking to someone who spent 8 years in the navy can be very different than someone who has never been in the armed forces.
   
2. Think about how you can get that adult to respect you. If you are inside, remove your hat. Be formal, use Mr., Mrs,...
   
3. Remember, the adult is most likely uncomfortable too. Try not to use slang or unusual expressions they might not understand.

Those tips should at least be enough to make a conversation easier. Try to think like them, and make sure what you are saying is clear. If the adult is stubborn, back up whatever you are saying with good fact. Make sure you listen to them too, and consider their ideas.

Most adults turn out pretty cool once you get to know them, and talking will become very easy. Once good communication is established, adults will give you all kinds of ideas and support.

I am personally comfortable with any adult. Sometimes they just won't listen to me or my ideas. They think I am too young to know what I am talking about. If you have a problem like this, find an adult that you know well and get along with, and talk with them about your problem. Have that adult talk to the one you are having a problem with. Most problems occour with some older adults, where they are used to the old days when children didn't speak unless spoken too. When I talk to these kinds of adults, I usually have plenty of facts and reason to back myself up. Always remember to be polite, and to listen to them too.