Trading Information
This is how someone may feel when you ask too many personal questions when you're just getting to know someone.
What is uncomfortable, awkward, embarrassing, creepy, weird?
Name 3 topics of conversation that teens commonly talk about.
Movies, TV shows, dating, parties, weekend activities, hobbies, games, social media, books, classes, sports, etc.
Name three social groups.
Jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, choir club, sport fans, bookworms, skaters, band geeks, goths, artists, etc.
Not laughing at all, giving a courtesy laugh, laughing at you, and laughing with you.
What are the four types of humor feedback reactions?
What's your favorite food?
What kind of food do you like?
You are acting like an _________ when you ask question after question and not sharing anything about yourself.
What is an interviewer?
This approximately how far away you should be from the person you are talking to.
What is an arm's length away?
If people from a social group do not invite you to things or do not accept your invitation to do things, this may be a sign that you _______.
What are signs that you are not accepted.
Name one potential problem with acting silly and trying to be funny when we are first getting to know someone.
They may not understand your sense of humor, they may think you're making fun of them, they may think you're weird.
What's your favorite band?
What kind of music do you like?
This is a question you can ask yourself to make sure the person you are talking to is interested in the conversation.
Are they talking to you?
Are they looking at you?
Are they facing you?
List one form of body language you can use to show that you are participating in the conversation.
What is making good eye contact?
What is appropriate volume?
If members of a social group give you their contact information and say nice things to you and give you compliments, these may be signs that _______.
What is you are accepted by the group.
This type of joke makes fun of another person and may push potential friends away.
What is an insult joke?
What's your favorite sport?
What kind of sports do you like?
What is a conversation hog?
This is when you talk about the same thing over and over.
What is being repetitive?
Name 2 ways you can identify which social group someone belongs to.
Clothing, hair, appearance, interests, what they talk about, what they do in their free time, who they hang out with, where they hang out, extracurricular activities they belong to.
Name 2 signs that someone may be laughing at you instead of laughing with you?
Laugh at roll their eyes
Look at someone else and then laugh
Laugh before the joke is over
Long pause before they laugh
Laugh and make a face
Laugh, point at you, and shake their head no
Sarcastically say, You're funny
Do you like to watch slime videos?
What kind of videos do you enjoy watching?
This the most important goal of trading information, this term describes finding things to talk about and things to do together.
What is finding common interests?
This term describes when you correct someone during a conversation and show off your own knowledge instead of listening to the person you are talking to.
What is policing?
Finish the following important statement about choosing appropriate friends: "Friendship is a choice. We don't get to be friends with everyone and everyone doesn't get to ___________."
What is be friends with us?
Name 2 situations that would be a wrong time to tell a joke.
During class, when the teacher is talking, during passing period when people are in a hurry, when people are sad.
What's your favorite hobby?
What do you like to do in your free time?