Having Enjoyable Conversations
Making eye contact and nodding your head shows the other person that you are _______
Listening/paying attention
When reconnecting with friends, you want to reconnect with someone who you have something in _____ with. This could include going to church, favorite sports teams, hobbies, etc.
Common
Where is a place that you could strike up a conversation with someone you see?
Grocery store, church, community event, work, shopping mall
What is diclosure?
Telling someone something about yourself
Is communication mostly verbal or non-verbal?
Non-verbal
When the conversation is dying down, what should you do?
End the conversation naturally and on a positive note
What should you do if there's a family member you want to reconnect with who still isn't over something that happened between you two?
Give them time to heal, leave them be for now, etc.
The topics of sports is a(n) ______ topic
Safe
What are the levels of disclosure?
Low, medium, and high
Show me what someone who is angry looks like
Frown, eyes narrowed, mouth or jaw clenched, hands or fists clenched, tension in body
True or False? Asking questions and giving information are two ways you can have a rewarding conversation.
True
When reconnecting, you want to weigh the _____ and _____ of that relationship first
Pros, cons
The topic of age is a(n) _____ topic
Unsafe
What are examples of a low level of disclosure?
Favorite sports team, movie, book, animal, etc.
What type of communication is your tone?
Verbal
"You said you were going to be busy today. What do you have to do?" "You said you liked video games, what's your favorite one?"
"Hi, this is ____. We haven't talked in a long time, but I just wanted to catch up a little."
List some topics that you could use to start off a conversation with someone.
Weather, sports, food, pets, music, tv/movies, a safe compliment, activity you're both doing
What are examples of a medium level disclosure?
Your job, family, where you live, likes, and dislikes, etc.
What type of communication does the space you use fall under?
Non-verbal
What is the missing step?
1. Look at the person
2. Show you are listening by nodding your head and saying something like "uh-huh" or "okay' and repeating the main point
3.
4. End the conversation on a positive note
Ask questions and give information of your own
The strongest relationships are ones that are _____
Reciprocal
What's a reason other people might not want to talk with you?
They're shy, busy, or not in the mood to talk
What are examples of a high level of disclosure?
Feelings, hopes and dreams, trauma, current worries or concerns
If someone has wide eyes, their eyebrows raised, their hands shaking and their eyes darting, what emotion might they be feeling?
Fear