What makes a good friend?
Good friendships thrive when friends share these
What are common interests/activities
These people love Alien
Who is Noah and Ferris?
This is the process of exchanging facts, opinions, and stories to build connections
What is conversation?
Landon likes this multiplayer racing Nintendo game series and even won a tournament playing it.
What is Mario Kart?
When sharing information in a conversation, it’s important to take turns doing this.
What is speaking and listening?
Good Friends respect these personal limits to ensure comfort and trust in the relationship.
What are boundaries?
These people really love cats
Who is Ferris and Noah?
In trading information, this is what you should do after sharing something about yourself.
What is asking a question?
This reptile, known for its strong jaws and prehistoric appearance, is one of Noah’s favorite animals.
This is the practice of showing interest by nodding, smiling, or saying short encouraging phrases during a conversation.
What are nonverbals?
This is what you're doing when you really listen to a friend and show you care about what they're saying.
What is showing Empathy/What is being a good listener?
This person loves Mario Kart (and won a tournament)
Who is Landon?
Trading information helps people discover these, which can strengthen relationships.
What are shared/common interests?
Ethan is a fan of this comedic musician known for parodies like “Amish Paradise” and “Eat It.”
Who is Weird Al?
This is the balance between sharing information about yourself and learning about the other person.
What is even exchange/balanced sharing?
This is the quality of a friend keeping promises and following through on committments in a frienship.
What is reliability/being dependable/keeping your word?
This person loves Weird Al Yankovic
Who is Ethan?
To initiate trading information, a good strategy is to ask these about someone’s interests or experiences.
What are questions?
Tyler used to collect these summer accessories designed to float in pools.
What are inflatables?
Pausing briefly to give the other person a chance to respond ensures this in a conversation.
What is turn-taking?
A good friend practices this by apologizing when they've made a mistake.
What is accountability/taking responsibility?
This person loves statues of angels
Who is Tyler?
When trading information, it’s important to avoid this, which happens when one person dominates the conversation with their own stories.
What is over-sharing?
Ferris enjoys this online platform where players can create and explore games in a vast virtual world.
What is Roblox?
The goal of two-way information sharing is to foster this between people.
What is making friends?