Maintaining Conversations
What is one way of trading information?
ask the other person questions
finding common interests
What day does Peers meet?
Mondays
What is a closed ended question?
A questions that warrants a short or yes/no response.
What is one type of friendship?
Acquaintance
Casual Friends
Regular Friends
Best Friends
What is one facial feature that makes you know someone is talking to you?
Eye contact
Another rule for maintaining conversations is don't be repetitive. What does that mean?
means we don't talk about the same thing over and over.
"Friendship is a..."
"Choice"
T or F? Can you use a prop to start a converstation?
Yes you can!
What is a characteristic of a good friend?
Share common interests
Kindness and Caring
Supportive
Mutual understanding
Commitment and loyalty
Honesty and trust
Should you get too personal with your questions?
NO!
Another rule for maintaining conversations is that we need to listen to our friends. What could be the problem with not listening to the answer?
Your friend will think you don't care about what they have to say; when you listen it shows you are interested in your friend.
What is the purpose of peers?
Is a social group to help young adults develop and maintain close meaningful relationships, friendships, and romantic relationships.
How do you begin a conversation?
Casually look over
Use a prop
Find a common interest
Trade information
Assess interest- (looking at me, facing me)
Introduce yourself
Come up with one more follow up-open ended question. "Do you have any pets?" (Yes)
What kind of pet?
What is your pet's name?
Why did you name him that?
Find "common interest"
What are open-ended questions?
What is a peer?
A peer is someone your age; a friend; a classmate; or a coworker
What is a conversation hog?
Someone that doesn't allow the other person to talk.
Bragging
Interrupting
What is "policing" a conversation?
criticizing or pointing out other peoples mistakes.
Some rules for having a Two-way conversation is...
Don't tease
Be a little more serious when you're getting to know someone.
Use good volume control
Have good body boundaries
make good eye contact.
Create a closed and open ended question.
Example: "What is your favorite movie?" When did you see the movie?
Peers group is NOT....
friendship-matching group
will not solve all of your problems or challenges you face.
Asking question after question that are not related to the topic makes you a...
"Interviewer"
What is....?
What are some good physical characteristics of maintaining good conversations?
Using good volume control
Using good body boundaries
Using good eye contact