Two-Way Conversations
What is a two-way conversation?
Conversation shared equally between two people in which you trade information, use whole body listening, and ask and answer open-ended questions
How might someone feel if we use unexpected behaviors?
Sad, upset, uncomfortable, unsafe, confused
Why do we ask open-ended questions?
To keep a conversation going
What are the three steps for slipping IN to conversations?
Watch/Listen, Wait, Join
What are some things we say when we add a thought?
That's so cool! Interesting. Nice. That happened to me once. That's awesome. I like that too.
Show what Whole Body Listening looks and sounds like for the group
Facing the speaker
Voice off
Body with the group
Brain focusing on what is being said
Show an unexpected behavior when talking to a friend
Turning away from the group, ignoring the person, interrupting, moving off topic, hogging the conversation
Open ended questions start with these words
Who, what, when, where, why, how
What are the four steps for slipping OUT of a conversation?
Keep your cool, look away, wait for a pause, give a cover story
Why do we "add a thought" in conversation?
To keep the conversation going and show the other person we are listening
Have a conversation with a partner about what you want for Christmas where you use Whole Body Listening the entire time
Facing the speaker, keeping body in the group, mouth quiet when the other person is speaking
Show the group an expected behavior when talking to a partner about your favorite school subject
Facing the speaker, using whole body listening, paying attention to the conversation, sharing the conversation, asking and answering questions, etc.
Ask a person in the group an open-ended question
Any question that starts with the wh- words and keeps a conversation going
With two group leaders, show how you would slip IN to a conversation about a topic of your choice
Use the three steps (watch/listen, wait, join)
Stay on topic
Keep an appropriate distance
Don't get too personal too fast
With a partner, have a conversation about video games in which you show how to add a thought after someone speaks
Adding a thought like:
That's so cool! Interesting. I like that too. That's my friend's favorite. Wow.
Show with a partner how you can share the conversation equally in a two-way conversation
Both talking about the same amount of time
With a group leader, show the expected behavior when the group leader asks you a question
Answer the question, then ask a question back
Listen to a group leader's question, then show how to answer the question and then ask a question back
Answer and ask an open-ended question back directed toward the other person in the conversation
With two group leaders, show how you would slip OUT of a conversation you are not interested in
Use the four steps
Wait for a pause
Give a plausible cover story
With a partner, have a conversation about favorite foods in which you add a thought after someone speaks
Adding a thought like "that's so cool!" or "nice" or "interesting" or putting in a personal story/detail