INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Even if you have something really interesting to say, keep it to yourself until you’ve finished hearing what the other party has to say.  Perhaps they will address the comment you intended to make, or have additional information that would render what you wanted to say moot. If the person is talking to you about something you’re uninformed about, let them know and ask for a primer.  Usually, the person will be happy to oblige, and the conversation will become interesting both for you and for the other person, who is given the opportunity to share their knowledge of something they are quite familiar with and -- presumably -- passionate about. For instance, if your conversation partner says, “I recently heard a new planet was discovered near Earth,” you might say, “Oh, really?  I hadn’t heard.  Tell me more about it.” Whenever your conversation partner answers your questions, ask another question about the answer.  For example, if your conversation partner says she works in the makeup industry, ask, “Do you like it?”  If she replies that she does, because she gets free makeup all the time, ask her what type of makeup, or how much she is able to get for free.  Linking the questions and answers in a continuous chain will give the conversation a natural flow and keep things interesting for you and the other person. Don’t make your exchange seem like an interrogation.  Before asking follow-up questions, for instance, insert information about your own opinion or experience (or lack thereof) regarding whatever the other person is talking about. No matter who you’re talking to or what you’re talking about, try to look at the conversation as an opportunity to expand your own horizons.  If you can start a conversation with this attitude, the discussion will become more interesting for you, and the more interested you are, the more interesting it will be for the person who you’re talking to. If you don’t show interest in what the other person has to say, you might never get to the stage where the conversation is actually interesting.  Or, even worse, you might prematurely end a conversation that was just starting to get interesting.  Show your interest by maintaining eye contact, nodding your head a few times intermittently while they speak, and interject words of acknowledgment like “Right” or “Yeah.” If, after a few minutes, you’ve found that the person you’re talking to is uninteresting, or you sense that he or she is uninterested in you, depart from the conversation.  If, for instance, they are looking around, giving one-word answers to your questions, staring blankly, or crossing their arms over their chest, they are probably not interested in the conversation.   If the conversation is uninteresting to one of you, it will quickly become uninteresting to both of you. Don’t waste your time by trying to make the conversation interesting. Don’t take it personally if the person you’re talking to is uninterested in conversing with you. You might notice that the person you are talking to has a distinct style of talking and gesturing. Allow your tone and pace to match up with your partner's tone and pace. For example, if your partner speaks in a low voice, then lower your voice a bit. If your partner speaks in a  slow, intentional way, then try to do the same. This can enhance the conversation.   You might even be matching your partner's tone and pace without noticing it. For example, if your partner speaks rapidly and uses a lot of hand movements while speaking, then you might find that you are doing the same. Make sure that you do not try to mimic or copy your conversational partner in an obvious way. This may insult the person.

SUMMARY: Don’t rush into your next thought. Admit ignorance. Ask follow-up questions. Try to learn something. Encourage your conversation partner through interested body language. Don’t force an interesting conversation. Pay attention to your conversation partner's pace and tone.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: It will be much easier to imitate the howl if you know what it sounds like! Inhale slowly and consistently until your lungs are completely full of air. You'll need a large volume of air to imitate the volume and duration of an actual wolf howl. Cup your hands around your mouth as if you are going to shout. Begin with a low, mournful note, and then quickly increase your pitch by one octave: "A-woooooooooo!" Build up the volume of the howl so that it grows louder and louder. Hold the howl for as long as you can – at least a few seconds. As you feel your breath waning, gradually low your pitch and "fade out" of the howl. You can tell what a howl means by its pitch and strength. The longer the howl, the more powerful the emotion. Researchers also use pitch and volume to distinguish between individual wolves. Wolves rarely howl just once. If you want to imitate a wolf pack, then have several friends howl with you. Make sure that some of you howl in lower pitches, and some of you in higher pitches. Each wolf has a unique voice, and other wolves use these slight variations in pitch to identify who is howling.
Summary: Listen to audio recordings of wolf howls if you can. Take a deep breath. Start howling slowly. Howl again.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The target should be willing to hand over audited financial statements for the past five years. If the company is publicly traded, it should file financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They file 10-K statements each year and 10-Q statements quarterly, which you can obtain online at the EDGAR website.  If the company is private, you still want their audited financial statements. You’ll want to use five years’ worth of statements to create a trend line comparison. This allows you to see whether the company’s finances are improving or deteriorating. The financial statements should also include a cash flow analysis. This report shows the sources of cash and why it is used. Confusing financial statements are a red flag. You should probably avoid buying a target whose statements you can’t understand. Instead, look for clean and clear financial statements.  You might need help reading the financial statements. If so, you should hire an accountant. You can find an accountant by asking another business or contacting your state’s accounting society and asking for a referral. If it has, you’ll want to know about these earlier sales efforts. Ask the target why the sale fell through.  It’s also a good idea to ask why they are selling in the first place. For example, the owners might want to start a new business in a different industry, or they may want to retire. Those are good reasons. However, the business might be losing money. If so, then the owners could be trying to get out before going bankrupt. You’ll want to avoid a company that’s losing money unless you know how to turn things around. If the company is publicly traded, you can find this information on the stock exchange. This is the amount it costs to buy a share of the company. If you want to buy all of the shares, multiply the total number of shares by the share price. If you want to buy only a majority stake, then multiply a majority of shares by the share price.  However, you should assess whether you think the market is over- or under-valuing the company based on your analysis of its financials and other fundamentals.  Also check the share price over time and consider whether the share price has been recently inflated. It’s not unusual for a target to try and inflate the price when it anticipates being bought. If you are buying a private company, then there is no purchase price on the market. Instead, the purchase price will be whatever the owners want to sell for, so be sure to ask. You’ll still need to analyze the price based on the company’s assets and liabilities, which is discussed below.

SUMMARY:
Ask for audited financial statements. Check if you can understand the statements. Ask whether the company has been up for sale before. Research a public company’s purchase price. Ask a private company for its purchase price.