Conversation Starter
You sit down next to someone in your class, who you do not know well. What could you say or ask?
Hey, how are you?
Hey, my name is __________/ What's your name?
The bell rings and you get up to leave the class and go to your next class. What could you say to your friends.
See ya later, I have to go to class
I have to run, but I will talk to you after class.
Do you want to meet at recess?
If you sit down next to someone who you know loves hockey. What question could you ask them to start a conversation?
What is your favorite team?'
What hockey team do you play on?
If you are at the store in a line up to pay, would you tell the person about your grandmothers 80th birthday party and how you won most of the games but lost at the balloon game and that your two aunties started to get upset at you because you were winning too many prizes?
No- that is too personal.
When in a line up, stick to small talk.
Pretend you are in the elevator with random people, should you tell them everything you know about snakes?
What do you think they would be thinking?
That is a strange thing to do to talk about snakes.
You see/hear the person next to you playing a video game that you like. What do you say?
Hey, I love that game.
Hey, my name is _______. That's my favorite game. What level are you on?
You are having a conversation with someone for the first time and you have to go. What do you say?
I have to go, it was nice meeting you.
Hope to see you again sometime.
If You want to know someone better. What can you do?
Ask them questions about themselves.
If you are chatting with a friend, should you tell them all about your day?
Yes- of course! They are your good friend, they would love to hear about your day.
Just make sure to ask them about their day too.
Pretend you are playing soccer and one of your teammates starts talking about their grandmother's 80th birthday party and their aunties getting upset.
What would you be thinking?
You might think:
This is not the right time to be talking about your grandmother's birthday party.
You see/ hear your classmate is having a hard time. What do you say?
Hey, do you need help?
Your classmate is telling you that they have a soccer game after school and then the bell rings and you have to go to class. What do you say?
I gotta go to class. Good luck in your soccer game.
If someone asks you if you have any pets, and you tell them. How would you continue the conversation?
Ask them if they have any pets.
How would you feel if you are in a conversation with someone and they only talk about things they like and do not listen to the things you like?
You wouldn't feel very good,
You might not want to talk to that person again.
Pretend you just got home from a family vacation to Hawaii with your and your best friend would love to go on vacation but their family does not have a lot of money.
Do you talk all about your family vacation and how much fun it was and you can't wait to go back next year?
No- that would make them feel sad.
You might ask them if they want to hear about your vacation.
It's the first day of class and you sit down next down next to your good friend.
What do you say?
Hey ___________! How was your weekend?
It's your first day of class and you sit next to a student you have never met, but you end up having a nice conversation with them. How do you leave the conversation?
Nice to meet you. See you next class.
If you hear people at your table talking about pokemon. How could you join their conversation?
Say: "I hear you are talking about Pokemon. I love Pokemon. What's your favorite character?
How do you know someone is wanting to be in the conversation?
They talk back.
They listen.
They face the person they are talking to.
"Oh my I love to eat bacon. I love when my bacon is crispy and salty." I said to my friend who doesn't eat meat.
***She doesn't eat meat because she thinks it is cruel to animals.
What do you think your friend is thinking when you are talking about meat.
"I wish they wouldn't talk about eating meat."
You are on vacation and are at an Amusement Park. You get on a rollercoaster ride and someone who you don't know sits next to you. What do you say/ ask?
Hi, my name is __________. I am from ____. Where are you from?
If you were talking to someone and they said, "I have to go now, my aunt Marley is coming to pick me up to go to the dentist. My mom couldn't pick me up today because she has a headache. What would you think or their ability to end a conversation?
They give too much information.
When you ask someone a question, what is the most important thing you can do when they answer the question?
Listen
How can you tell someone is not interested in the conversation?
They stop talking.
They start talking about something else.
They move their body away.
A few students are talking about the astronauts that just circled around the moon. You start talking about her grandmother's 80th birthday party and your aunties.
What do you think the other students think when you start talking about your grandmother's 80th birthday party?
"Why are you talking about your grandmother's birthday party, when we are talking about the spaceship going around the moon."