This blog is for you if you spend the whole of your time talking! Talks! Talks! If you want to know how many different types of talks there are. If you're wondering what the consequences of talking too much are. If we want to learn how to stop ourselves from talking unnecessarily.

Talks! Talks! Talks!          

Because primitive humans were unable to communicate verbally, they depended on sign languages, which were left on the walls of several ancient civilizations. According to scientists, Homo Erectus was the first to talk 1.5 million years ago. Because they were hunters who hunted in groups, they needed to communicate. As a result, it was critical for them to communicate so that they could hunt the large animals for food. It was also necessary for them to talk to convey their emotions.

After that, Humans developed the ability to talk, which no other organism on the planet possesses. We spoke using words that were specified in our textbooks. These words are the medium via which we convey information, ideas, and feelings to others. These words are unique in different languages, like Hindi, English, Greek, Latin, etc. Even in the same country, different languages and words exist, and that is why we faced difficulty in communicating with others who used different textbooks.

We are constantly exploiting our ability to communicate only in one mode: talk, talk, talk from morning till night. We communicate with a wide range of people throughout our lives; some are more special than others, therefore we talk with them so frequently. We may do our specific task which needs to be finished on time, but someone phones us, and we start talking and end up talking for too long before cutting the conversation. We thought about how much time we spent on the call, and we realized that we needed to get our work finished quickly. We left something significant in our rush, and then we must deal with the consequences.

We have limited time on this planet earth and we are wasting this talking.

How many different types of talks?

There are four types of talks

1.      Debate

2.      Dialogue

3.      Discourse

4.      Diatribe

Debate: This is two-way communication. The aim is to win debates or convince others. We share our points of view and listen to the points of view of others. It can sometimes escalate to the point of violence. Others are defeated because they are incapable of defending themselves in their discussions. Sometimes we have to avoid these debates because if someone is already making a decision, he will not listen to us. He will believe that what he believes is correct, and no one will know. If we don't want to lose those we love, we should never argue with them; we may win arguments, but we will lose our loved ones.

Dialogue: It is an obvious case dialogue. The goal is for people to share information and establish bonds with each other. The dialogues in movies are the ones that inspire us the most. They were created by experts so that the actor could express his or her love for the actress and his or her anger at the villain through dialogue. Dialogues are ordinary conversations that we have in our daily lives. Others will like us if we give them some useful advice; otherwise, they will abandon us.

Discourse: This is a one-way conversation. The purpose is to get the speaker's/message writer across to the listeners/readers. On the stage, a speaker is delivering his speech, and no one is interpreting for him. Only politicians are allowed to speak during a political rally. They take a long time but do not pay more attention to the stage.

Diatribe:  This is a one-way conversation. The purpose is to convey feelings, try to bully those who disagree, and motivate those who share our viewpoint. It's the equivalent of a boy sending plenty of love messages to the girl he adores. He is not waiting for her to respond; instead, he continues to send her messages. We must remain calm and listen to them; else, a debate will arise.

Consequences of talking too much     

•  It increases bragging: People talk to each other for hours and talk about their achievements. They'll say things like "I bought a new vehicle worth lakhs of rupees," "I bought a new phone worth lakhs of rupees," and so on. They kept telling us stories, and we felt we had something to show in between. After some time has elapsed, we informed them that we had this and that. This discussion will continue, but in the end, we will have wasted our time.
• It comes at a cost of a loss of respect: When people talk to each other for too long, they start talking about things we don't know about. They continue to speak, and in between, they say things like "you don't know this," and "even children know this." They said, "This is old talk," when we opened our mouths to say something. So speak less because the person in front of us believes we know something he doesn’t.
•  It wastes a lot of time: when people talk for hours without saying anything important. They are wasting our time with pointless discussions in which we are uninterested. They keep telling us things and asking us questions that aren't relevant. We have listened to them and responded appropriately. It's a complete waste of time; we've told them just one line. We have a lot of work to do, so please let me know if you have anything important to say.
•  It has an impact on our health: Excessive talking causes life-threatening illnesses and encourages chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, and so on. We can defend ourselves against these diseases by talking in a limited number of words. No Talk is more important than our life.
• It reveals secrets: When people who talk excessively want the conversation to continue. We wanted to speak with them as well, so we told them everything we knew. We shared our secrets with others in between talks, which cost us.

How to stop ourselves from talking unnecessarily

We need to stop ourselves from this habit of talking. There are some methods given below

1. Do talk with a conscious mind: We will never pay attention to our words if we speak unconsciously. We scrutinize our words when we speak with a conscious mind. After that, we knew there was no need to say anything, so we had to keep quiet and get back to work.

2.   Analyze your speaking and listening ratios: we must examine our listening and speaking ratios. It is critical because, if we want to learn, our talking ratio will be lower than our listening ratio. If we're teaching or telling someone something, our talking ratio will be higher than our listening ratio.

3.   Speak only when necessary: It is critical to understand when we must speak. Otherwise, our speech will not be as effective as we had hoped. We must wait for the appropriate moment because the right words spoken at the correct time resulted in a miracle.

Note: We have to stop ourselves from wasting our precious time talking. We have to utilize our time for the betterment of our life. It is our responsibility to save ourselves from negative people and negative talks.