Active listening also helps — nodding and saying things like 'MMM' encourages the other person to keep talking.

积极地倾听也有助益——不时点点头或者发出“嗯嗯”之类的声音，这样能鼓励对方说下去。

youdao

In any case, we've been treating Tony the Tow Truck in this way and we have been, well, nodding our heads and saying, "yeah, yeah, it's about that, too," and "Guess so, yeah."

无论如何，我们是这样对待《托尼托运车》的，我们一直点着头，说，“是，是的，是那样的”，“我猜到是这样，是的。”

youdao

When you don't understand what he's saying, just fake it by nodding and smiling a lot.

当你不明白他说的是什么意思时，你只须点头和多笑装作知道。

youdao

The two men who had come to the farmhouse consulted one another, not saying anything, only nodding and gesturing.

NEWYORKER: The Woman of the House

So -- I see you nodding your head, so my first question is, do you subscribe to what I'm saying, and next of all, can you talk about how your disability agenda will release this emerging potential that's currently wasted and untapped?

WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall in Los Angeles