He asked me about my year and I did the same. I then asked him about his experience as a senior. He started to talk about his experience and after 2 seconds of silence I told him “oh good luck” which sounded like I want to end the conversation, but he proceeded to talk about his experience and then it happened again which sounded like I am bad listener or not interested. My question is how do I know when to end the conversation and make sure they have nothing else to say? And how to fill those moments of silence? Thanks
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One way to solve both the problem is to actually be interested and to ask questions.
You perhaps see him as just an old man, but you might be stunned to learn what he got up to when he was your age.
I was talking to someone I met recently and she was a part of the original development of what is now the internet back in the 70’s.
A few years ago, the school where I worked brought in an old man who had been a fighter pilot in the battle of Briton during the second world war.
If he was a soldier, he might have killed more people than you have had hot breakfasts.
Whatever he did, he has a lot to teach you.