Conversations
The most important part of having a conversation is to
Trade information
Make sure the other person is laughing and smiling
Trade information
When you’re calling a friend on the telephone, it is important to:
Tell them your first and last name and where you go to school
Have a cover story for calling
Have a cover story for calling
When you’re trying to join a group conversation, the FIRST thing you should do is:
Watch and listen to observe the conversation
Make a comment about what they’re saying
Watch and listen to observe the conversation
Teens like to play sports with other teens who:
Score points and play well
Praise them
Praise them: Remember Show Good Sportsmanship
When someone teases you, the best thing to do is:
Ignore them and walk away
Act like what they said didn’t bother you
Act like what they said didn’t bother you
The goal of a conversation is to
Make the other person like you
Find common interests
Find common interests
When you are FIRST getting to know someone, it is important to be:
Funny and silly
A little more serious at first
A little more serious at first
If you try to join a conversation and the people exclude you:
Give a cover story
Make sure they can hear you
Give a cover story
When people aren’t playing by the rules:
Nicely remind them what the rules are
Don’t referee them
Don’t referee them (Remember friendship is a choice)
If another kid teases you or calls you a name:
Give a teasing comeback
Tell an adult
Give a teasing comeback
One of the rules for having a two way conversation is to:
Be an interviewer
Don’t be an interviewer
Don’t be an interviewer
When you’re calling a peer on the telephone:
Avoid cold calling
Let them do most of the talking
Avoid cold calling
If you try to join ten different conversations, on average how many times out of ten are you likely to be rejected
7 out of 10
5 out of 10
5 out of 10
When having a friend over for a get-together at your home:
Tell your friend what you’re going to do
Have your friend choose the activity
Have your friend choose the activity
Change your look
After you make a joke, it’s a good idea to pay attention to
Your humor feedback
It’s a good idea to try to make friends with someone who __________
Likes the same things as you
The FIRST thing you should do when you get into an argument with a friend is:
Listen and keep your cool
Explain your side
Bonus: How do we demonstrate active listening?
Listen and keep your cool
Active listening: Repeat what the other person has said (it sounds like....)
If you’re having a friend over for a get-together and someone else unexpectedly calls that you really like:
Invite your other friend over
Tell them that you’re busy and will call them later
Tell them that you’re busy and will call them later
1. If someone is bullying you online, the FIRST thing you should do is:
Report the cyber bullying to the proper authorities
Have a friend stick up for you
2. If someone is cyber bullying you, it’s a good idea to defend yourself and fight back:
True
False
1. Have a friend stick up for you
2. False
It is ALWAYS a good sign if someone laughs at your jokes:
True
False
False: Pay attention to your humor feedback. Are they laughing at you or with you!
It’s a good idea to have a social group because
It protects you from bullying
If a friend accuses you of doing something you didn’t do
Say you’re sorry that this happened
Explain your side until they believe you
Say you’re sorry that this happened
If you are trying to change your reputation at school, the FIRST thing you should do is:
Bonus (100 points): Which of the following is an important step for changing a reputation?
Change your look
Make sure that people get to know you better
Lay low for a while
Bonus: Change your look
If someone is gossiping behind your back, you should:
Act amazed that anyone would believe the gossip