Body Language
True or False: Non-verbal communication takes up about 80-90% human interactions
TRUE! Non-verbal communication includes body language.
What type of topics can you discuss with a person you just met?
Types of music/ How's your day? / How was your weekend/ holiday/ vacation
True or False: small talk is skill used across multiple environments?
TRUE! By asking another person a kind surface question, you participate in setting a positive vibe!
(ex. how is/was your day or weekend)
True or False: Relationships with a partner start the same as a friendship?
TRUE! Friendships and romantic relationships start the same. Both are built on connections, communication and respect!
Although, eye contact is important in conversations, TOO much eye contact can make a person feel THIS...
Uncomfortable/weird/or a 'no thanks' type of feeling!
If you do not know the person, should you NOT mention.....
Personal issues/ Family issues/ Personal address
Practicing small talk with friends can help strengthen THIS skill
Conversational! Practicing with friends can help strengthen your conversational skills! Then you get to show those skills off the next time you're motivated to make a new friend.
Being able to accept THIS, will help when a romantic feeling is not available/or displayed in the other person.
Rejection! Being able to accept rejection will strengthen your ability to 'get back on the horse.' Accepting what is not meant for YOU, is an important skill to strengthen in romantic relationships!
TRUE! Body Language can include clothes you wear, expression on face, tone of voice, crossed legs, washed hair (etc)
THIS type of person is someone that you see in one environment; coworker/bosses/(staff) that you may see again and share a friendly greeting! Not yet friends but NOT strangers either!
Acquaintance!
Name two types of small talk topics....
True or False: Perceptive taking is an important skill when entering a romantic relationship with someone.
TRUE! Perceptive taking skills are important to display how well you can respect another person's time, energy, stress, job, family...(the list goes on and on!)
THIS type of body language is displayed when you are turned away from, or not facing, a person you are having a conversation with....
CLOSED! If you're engaged in a conversation you show it by facing, or turning your upper body toward the person you are responding/conversing with.
How long does it take to become a close friend with someone?
Roughly, a few months or years. IT TAKES TIME! AND THAT IS FINE
Small talk builds relationships and THIS word, which describes linking two people together romantically or in a platonic friendship
Connections! Small talk helps reinforce building and staying connected to the folks around us!
True or False: Establishing a romantic relationship always takes the same amount of time, 1 year of friendship into 2 years of a relationship.
FALSE: Establishing a romantic relationship can take anywhere from a few months to a few years. Especially if they are a new person in your life from the start!
Angela has a soft smile, uncrossed arms, and an expressive face when talking with her friend Steven. Angela is displaying THIS type of body language.
OPEN! Great example of all things open body language!
If you have the same common interests as another person, does that mean you're likely to become best friends?
NOPE! Sure, common interests can ignite a friendship, but keeping a long lasting friendship goes beyond 'common interests'
Small talk can help avoid THIS phrase, which means the opposite of comfort loudness!
Awkward Silence! Small talk helps fill the void that awkward Silence can take up! Even if it is a two sentence back and forth, no small talk is too small!!
Dating and relationships involve setting clear THIS. Which inform your partner on what you will or won't be comfortable with.
BOUNDARIES! Boundaries personal rules that help you feel safe, respected, and comfortable in a relationship!