Conversation Vocab
Speaking Skills and Listening Skills
Conversation Vocab
Working Together
Employee Skills
100

the main idea of a conversation

topic

100

match your ____________ to message

voice

100

a list or plan of thigs to talk about

agenda

100

to disturb or bother someone

annoy

100

kind words said about someone

compliments

200

what you think someone should say or do

expectation

200

Speak ______________ and _______________

clearly /slowly

200

not related to a conversation topic

off track

200

to make someone feel uncomfortable

embarrass

200

a person's sense of right and wrong

ethics

300

to keep talking so no one else has a chance to speak

monoplize

300

the way you use your body to show you are interested in a conversation

body language

300

logically connected to a topic

relevant

300

to be on time

punctual

300

List one skills to be a good employee

varies

400

to restate what a speaker said in your own words

paraphrase

400

you should use this visual practice when speaking or listening

eye contact

400

to pay attention to something

monitor

400

to consider something important

value

400

Being reliable and dependable

responsible

500

comments about weather, school, or other events you can talk with most people

small talk

500

Do not do this when engaged in a conversation

interupt

500

to take turns talking about the same subject in a conversation

maintain

500

to be able to put yourself in someone else's place

empathy

500

What was your favorite thing we did in Pre-employment class?

varies