Nonverbal Communication
What is it called when you communicate with your body through facial expressions and movements?
Nonverbal Communication
Expected or Unexpected: Immediately beginning with something you want to talk about.
Unexpected, you should greet them first
Expected or Unexpected: Not answering the conversation partner’s comments, only asking new questions as each response.
Unexpected, you should listen to what the person has to say before you start making comments
Expected or Unexpected: Walking away immediately when YOU feel done with the conversation.
Unexpected, this can be rude & make the person feel like you don’t care. Give an example of how you can leave nicely
True or False: Joining a group conversation means that you are walking into a group of people talking and start talking about things you like
False, I should listen & wait for a break in conversation to join on the topic they are talking about
Using gestures to emphasize how you’re feeling is an example of________.
Body Language
Expected or Unexpected: Beginning conversation by greeting the person, asking them about their day, then beginning the conversation.
Expected
Expected or Unexpected: Active listening, responding to the conversation partner, moving on to new topics once everyone has said their point.
Expected
Expected or Unexpected: Waiting for the other person to finish talking; at a break in the conversation, say that there is something you need to do.
Expected
If I am standing far away from my friends as they talk, they know that I want to join the conversation
No, you need to stand close & make moves to show you want to join!
How do you show (without speaking) another person you are confused, concerned, frightened or excited?
Facial Expressions/Body Language
True or Flase: conversations can be about things you have in common and about things you don’t have in common with someone
True
Friendly or Not Friendly: You start walking away in a conversation with your friends
Not Friendly, if you start to walk away they may think you don’t care about what they have to say
What are nonverbal communication ways we can show we want to end a conversation with our tone, body language, or eye contact?
Stand up & let the other person know they are ending the conversation
Begin to make space between the person to give the que you need to leave
Look at the clock
What kind of body language should you have to show friends in a group that you want to join the conversation?
smile , make eye contact, stand up tall, face the people in the group
When someone is talking loud, fast, and moving around alot, what is their body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice telling us?
They are excited or happy
True or False: I can start a conversation with someone by coming up to them & just talking
False: you should start with a greeting like “hi” or “how are you?”
Where are places that conversations should be short?
During school, if they are doing something
True or False: These are friendly words to end a conversation: “Well, I need to go now”, “It was nice talking to you!”, “I’m late, I gotta go!”, “See you later!”
True
On or Off Topic: My friends are talking about what they had for lunch today & I started talking about what I’m doing over the weekend
Off Topic
When someone is looking at the floor, have their hands in their pockets, and talking quietly, what is there body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice telling us?
They may be sad or upset
Name at least 2 things you should do when starting a conversation
Standing an arm’s length away
Using good eye contact
Greeting someone
Talking about things we have in common
The order of a good conversation is: talk, talk, talk, talk to the other person
No, you should listen, talk, listen, and talk
True or False: I can use a quick exit line when I don’t want to talk about something that makes me uncomfortable
True; give examples of a quick exit line:
On or Off Topic: My brother & sister are playing Mario Kart and I want to join, they let me play as Mario & I ask about what car I should use in the race.
On Topic