Conversations
The most important part of having a conversation
Trade Information
One characteristic that a best friend should have
Sharing of common interests, honesty, trust, kindness/caring, etc.
An example of a cover story you can use to ask someone for their phone number.
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Looking at me, talking to me, facing me
This person gets to pick the activities during a get-together
Your guest / your friend should have a say in what you do together
This is what we need to find when starting a conversation.
Find a common interest
This type of friend is someone we know by name but we do not know them well, and don't hang out outside of work, school, or our group activities.
Acquaintance
The number of messages you should leave in a row without hearing back from someone
1-2
How to exit a conversation when you are never accepted
Start to look away and then walk away
If your friend is over, but then someone you REALLY like texts you, you should _________.
Wait until later to respond to them
Policing
Friendship is a _______
CHOICE
The two things you should do when assessing your humour feedback
Look AND Listen
The average number of times you may be rejected if you try to join 10 different conversations
5 out of 10 times. It happens to everyone!
The 5 W's of Activity Planning for Get-Togethers
Who
What
Where
When
hoW
This type of question allows for longer responses and can lead to more conversation. Ex: What kind of movies do you like?
Open ended questions
Arcades, gaming conventions, gaming stores, gaming club or meet-up group
If you are getting bad humour feedback you should..
Stop telling as many jokes around those people.
This is how you know what topic to mention when entering a group conversation.
By watching and listening, mentioning the same topic as the group.
One important rule for trading information and maintaining conversations (multiple correct answers)
Don't be repetitive, Listen to your friend, Don't brag, Don't argue, Ask open-ended questions, Good volume control and body boundaries, Good eye contact
One sign we are accepted by a friend.
Invitations, compliments, ask for your contact info., etc.
An example of a cover story for why you are ending a phonecall
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The difference between cover stories when exiting when fully accepted and exiting when initially accepted, then excluded
Fully accepted: Specific cover story
Initially accepted: Short cover story
Initially accepted: Does not want to hear the reason, only 'gotta go'.
Get together activities should be based on _______
Common Interests