Follow-Up Questions
I am so excited for St. Patrick's Day!
What are you doing for St. Patrick's Day?
or
What's your favorite thing about St. Patrick's Day?
How would you start a conversation about St. Patrick's Day?
What are you doing for St. Patrick's Day?
Are you excited for St. Patrick's Day?
Why is it important to ask follow-up questions?
Because that's how we get to know more about the person.
I love to read!
What's your favorite book?
What kind of books do you like to read?
*Ask someone in this group* "what is your favorite type of movie?" *and have a conversation with 2 follow-up questions.*
Oh cool! Have you ever seen ____?
What's your favorite ____ movie?
You see your friend or someone you want to be friends with standing by their locker on Monday. How could you start a conversation with them?
Hi [friend's name] how's your day going?
Hi [friend's name] how was your weekend?
When you're talking to someone you should ask the other person questions. True or False?
True
What are some characteristics of a good conversation?
Trading information, asking follow-up questions, learning something new about each other!
Have a conversation with someone in this group about your weekend. Ask at least 1 follow up question
What did you do this weekend?
What was your favorite part about this weekend?
You have been talking to your friend and want to know about their family. How do you do this.
How many siblings do you have?
Are you close with your family?
When asking follow-up questions you should be an interviewer and ask lots of different questions back to back. True or false?
False! You don't want to overwhelm the person you're talking to. Conversation is all about back and forth interaction.
Should you ever answer your own questions in a conversation? Yes or no?
Yes! You always want to keep trading information.
"One of my favorite things to do is watch Netflix." What is a follow up question you could ask?
What shows do you like to watch?
Your friend is talking about a movie you have never heard of. how do you keep the conversation going?
Tell me about that movie! I've never heard of it.
Is that your favorite movie?
What is one way to keep a conversation going?
ask follow-up questions
find a common interest
trade information
What are some characteristics of a good freindship?
sharing common interests, kindness, support, loyalty, honesty
Ask someone in this group "What is your favorite game to play?" and have a conversation about it.
Oh fun! Who do you play it with?
I love that game! How often do you play?
You are sitting in class. How do you start a conversation with the person next to you?
Have you done the homework yet?
What's your favorite class?
Why is it important to mention a common interest in conversation?
This is an excuse to talk to them and keep the conversation going.
When talking to someone you should try to hog the conversation and talk as much as possible. True or False?
False! You want the amount of talking to be pretty equal so that you are both enjoying the conversation.