Conversational skills
What are the three rules to follow in a conversation?
1. ask questions
2. answer questions
3. comment
Someone you met last week called you by the wrong name.
What could you do?
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Your teacher gives you a compliment for doing a nice job on your assignment.
How do you feel?
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A classmate cuts you in line.
What is the size of this problem?
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Your microphone is not working but your teacher asks you a question.
What should you do?
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If you have something to say during a conversation, but it is off topic, what should you do?
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You received a new sweater from your grandma, but you don't like it.
What could you do?
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Your computer crashed while you were working on an assignment and you did not save your work.
How do you feel?
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You fall off your bike, hit your head, and now don't feel well.
What is the size of this problem?
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Expected/unexpected behavior: Getting up and leaving in the middle of your teacher teaching
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You are in class and your classmate is talking but you have something that you want to say.
What should you do?
Your friend is upset with you because you told their secret to the entire class.
What could you do?
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You have a big test and you were not able to study as much as you wanted to the night before.
How do you feel?
You leave your lunch at home.
What is the size of this problem?
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Expected/unexpected behavior: You need a break from learning. You ask your teacher if you could have a 5 minutes break and play a computer game. He/she said after you finish your assignment, you can have a 5 minute break.
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Talk about eye contact during a conversation
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You are paired with someone you do not get along with for a group project.
What could you do?
You told your friend a secret and he/she told the entire class.
How do you feel?
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You fell during gym class. You are not hurt, but you feel embarrassed.
What is the size of this problem?
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Expected/unexpected behavior: turning your camera on and off
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A classmate keeps talking while you are taking a test.
What could you do?
You are in the middle of telling a story and your friend interrupts you and starts telling their story.
How do you feel?
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You come home from school and notice smoke coming out of the kitchen windows of your house.
What is the size of this problem?
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You need to use the bathroom but your teacher is in the middle of teaching.
What should you do?
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