Conversation Skills

Body Language

100

Facing toward someone who is talking to you shows that you are _______________.

Interested

200

Looking around or at the floor shows that you are _____________.

Disinterested

300

Sighing really loudly and rolling your eyes when someone is talking to you shows the speaker you are _________.

Disinterested

400

Show an example of interested body language.

Good posture Facing Speaker Eye Contact Any reasonable example

500

Give an example of disinterested body language.

Looking away Slouching Turning away Fidgeting Any reasonable example

Active Listening

100

If I said: "I had the worst headache last night. I barely got any sleep." How would you respond showing active listening?

Any reasonable answer.

200

Asking a question about what the speaker just said is which responding technique? Paraphrasing, Questioning, or Input.

Questioning

300

Commenting or adding to what the speaker said is which responding technique? Paraphrasing, Questioning, or Input.

Input

400

Repeating what the speaker said in your own words is which responding technique? Paraphrasing, Questioning, or Input

paraphrasing

500

What is active listening?

Paying attention, Understanding, Remembering, and Responding

Hypotheticals

100

If I only talk about something I want to talk about, the person I'm talking to might feel _________ because ____________.

bored or unappreciated; they aren't getting to participate in the conversation

200

If someone keeps making an angry face when I start to talk, they feel __________ because _____________.

Annoyed; they weren't finished with their thought.

300

If my friend and I are in a disagreement about about our favorite shows, and people are giving us strange looks, they might feel __________ because _____________. 

uncomfortable; we are disturbing them

400

If I hear my roommate say "Oh brilliant!" right after a crashing noise, they are probably ___________ and I should ______________.

Upset; Check if they are alright. Maybe I should help them clean up too.

500

If my friend is noticeably upset about something, I should _______because_______. If it is my acquaintance or a peer, I would ___________ instead.

Check in with them and try to help them feel better because they are my friend; be nice to them and ask if they are okay

Conversation Parts

100

What is a conversation starter?

A phrase or question that begins a conversation.

200

What is a follow up question?

A follow up question "follows" the conversation starter in order to keep the conversation going on the same topic.

300

What is an example of a parting?

See you later. Talk to you later. Peace out. Goodbye. Any reasonable answer.

400

Give an example of a conversation starter.

Any reasonable answer (Typical conversation starters are unacceptable.)

500

Why is it important for you to end a conversation appropriately?

Any reasonable answer.

Conversation Skills II

100

Why are conversation skills important?

Conversation skills are important because they influence how people think about us

200

What limits a conversation?

Your partner's interests, background knowledge and the environment

300

Give an example of a follow up question for this conversation starter. Did you see the movie Avatar?

What was your favorite part? Who was your favorite character? Did you like the ending? Any reasonable answer.

400

What is a way I can indicate I want to change the topic of conversation to a related topic?

Maybe something like "Oh that reminds me of..." "And did you know..." "On a related note..." "Since we're talking about...."

500

True or false: I can learn conversation skills which will can help build relationships with people in my life.

True. Conversation skills are like any skill- you get better with practice. To be a world class master you need 10,000 hours of practice, but to be decent you only need about 20 hours of focused practice.