I have to catch myself because I tend to mimic the speaking styles of people if I’m talking to them for extended periods of time and I don’t want them to think I’m making fun of them.
My dad was a pastor who had lived all over the place growing up. He’s really gregarious, and when they lived in the DC area it was always fun to see him adopt the accent of whoever he’s talking to within a sentence or two!
People who are naturally social, and who need to connect with people as part of their career, mimic speaking styles as well. I think of it as similar to mirroring the body language of your conversational partner; you’d have to be really exaggerated with it to come across as mocking them.
My dad was a pastor who had lived all over the place growing up. He’s really gregarious, and when they lived in the DC area it was always fun to see him adopt the accent of whoever he’s talking to within a sentence or two!
People who are naturally social, and who need to connect with people as part of their career, mimic speaking styles as well. I think of it as similar to mirroring the body language of your conversational partner; you’d have to be really exaggerated with it to come across as mocking them.