Trying to explain yourself to someone who enjoys getting into a confrontation over every little bit of thing is a task in itself. Conversing with such people can be a little easy if you keep these points in mind.
Don’t let them beat around the bush
Someone who has a penchant for argument would be hell bent in distracting you from the main topic through his or hers silly arguments. Often such people don’t give direct answers. They may raise their voice and get into an argument to prove their point, may how baseless it be. While talking to such people try to communicate your message in clear, concrete points. Don’t let them deviate from the topic when they talk. As soon as you realize that they are giving an argument that isn’t related to the entire conversation, take the ball in your court. Intrude politely and put forward a logic that is directly related to the topic.
Don’t be too polite, don’t be too harsh
For someone who is in a habit of getting into a confrontation with every other person, the tone of your voice doesn’t matter much. If you think that by being polite you would make them follow some conversation etiquette, you are at fault. Your soft spoken voice may be taken as your meekness and the person may try to dominate you. Similarly, your dominating voice may be taken as an agitation and he or she may get further agitated. So keep your cool. It’s the content of the conversation that would make all the difference. Don’t bother to prove your point by dominating or trying to win him over by being soft spoken.
Keep the conversation as short as possible
Short conversation has many benefits. One, it doesn’t give anyone much chance to stray around and run away from the main topic. Two, it keeps the argument, if any, as short as possible. So if you are talking with such people you should try and make your point clear as soon as possible. Gossiping around with a confrontational purpose may refresh you momentarily but makes you vulnerable to such behavior yourself. So, keep a safe distance with such people, so that they have a clear message about how and what to talk to you.
