Trading Information
Share the Conversation
Follow Up Questions
Hogging the Conversation
Having an Appropriate Conversation
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Why is it important to trade information in conversation?
To get to know each other (other person learns info about you while you learn info about them)
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Why is sharing the conversation important?
It gives everyone a chance to talk, both answering and asking questions
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What is a follow up question?
Questions asked on a specific topic to keep a conversation going and gain more information
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When trading information, who answers questions?
Everyone involved in the conversation
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Why are first impressions important?
They set the tone of the type of relationship or conversations you have with someone
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What is the goal of trading information? (What are you trying to learn?)
Finding common interests
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How do you get more information in a conversation?
Ask questions and trade information
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Is a follow up question usually open-ended or close ended?
Open-ended to keep the conversation going
Sometimes close-ended, but very specific and leads to more discussion
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What does it mean to hog the conversation?
Only one person is sharing information and guiding the conversation. The conversation is ALL about 1 person.
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Why can acting silly when you first meet someone be a problem?
They can think you're making fun of them and not understand your sense of humor and it can make them uncomfortable.
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Why is finding common interests important?
To give you something to talk about/do together
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Why is it important to answer your own questions?
To share info about yourself
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What are 3 follow up questions you can ask after asking "What kinds of music do you like?"
You can ask:
Their favorite song in one of the genres they said
Their favorite album right now
Their favorite artist of a genre they said
Their favorite song by that artist
If they've gone to a concert for that artist
Do they want to go to a concert for their favorite music
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How is interviewing a form of hogging a conversation?
Only one person is asking questions and one person is giving information, a conversation should be shared between participants
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Why are body boundaries important?
Being too close to someone can make them uncomfortable and lead to an awkward conversation. But Being too far away can also make the conversation too public and awkward too.
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After finding a common interest, what kinds of questions should you ask?
Follow up questions
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Why is it important to listen in a conversation?
To show you care about what the other person has to say, learn new information about the other person, and so you won't keep asking the same questions.
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What kinds of questions are considered inappropriate?
Questions that are too personal or that can be offensive
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Why is being repetitive a way of hogging a conversation?
You are not talking about a variety of things, you are only talking about/saying one thing over and over, and the other person isn't sharing new information with you.
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Why is volume control important in conversation?
If you're too quiet, other people may not hear you and may avoid talking to you in the future
If you're too loud, you can annoy or upset the other person and they may avoid talking to you or being near you in the future
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Who in this room do you have common interests with and what are they?
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Why is getting too personal when you are first getting to know someone not a good idea?
It can make the other person uncomfortable or they can think you are making fun of them
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What kinds of questions keep the conversation moving?
Open-ended questions
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What are the 5 rules for not being a conversation hog?
1. Don't brag about yourself
2. Don't only talk about yourself or your interests
3. Try not to interrupt
4. Let the other person talk
5. Ask the other person about their interests
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What is the appropriate way to make eye contact in conversation?
Make more eye contact when getting to know someone so they know you are interested in what they're saying.
Look people in the eye and smile when appropriate, but do not stare too long or too frequently.