Eye Contact/Visual Referencing
We send messages to others without words using our bodies, eyes, faces, and this other body part.
Arms
This term describes someone who hears the person but isn't showing that they're paying attention.
passive listener
Before starting a conversation, this is the first thing to think about regarding the other person.
your relationship with this person
Name one of the three types of clues to watch for to tell if someone is interested in a conversation: voice, face, and this one.
body (language)
This term describes the area of space around a person that they need to feel comfortable.
Personal space
True or False: Making eye contact feels comfortable for everyone.
False
Name one of the active listening body cues: looking at the speaker, facing our body toward them, nodding our heads, keeping our hands and feet quiet, or this one about our face.
having an interested facial expression
This type of short, general conversation is useful when you don't have a specific topic, and can be used with anyone.
small talk
A person's tone of voice can tell you if they sound respectful or rude, serious or funny, excited or this.
bored
When Maya says she was really nervous about her math test, which is the better 'connected' response: 'That makes sense, how do you think it went?' or 'I like science better'?
'That makes sense, how do you think it went?'
This is the name for the strategies we can use when eye contact feels hard, like glancing at the speaker or facing our body toward them.
visual referencing
This term describes a comment or question that responds directly to what the other person just said.
connected comment
Name one of the four example greetings for starting a conversation: 'Hi, (name)', 'Hey, (name)', 'Hello, (name)', or this one.
'Good morning, (name)'
Name one example of positive body language that shows interest, like smiling, leaning in, or this kind of contact.
eye contact
Starting a conversation often depends on your relationship with someone. Name one of the four categories on that relationship spectrum: family, close friend, acquaintance, or this one.
a stranger
About how many seconds should you hold eye contact (or look in someone's general direction) before briefly looking away, so it doesn't start to feel like staring?
4–5 seconds
When Sam says he just finished a really good book, which response is 'connected': asking what the book was about, or saying 'My brother is annoying'?
asking what the book was about
After greeting someone, this is the next step: either making one of these, or asking this.
making a comment or asking a question
If the person you're talking to seems bored or not interested, this is what you should do.
end the conversation
Name one example of negative body language that signals someone is NOT interested, like frowning, looking away, poor posture, or this one involving someone's arms.
arms crossed
Name one of the four visual referencing skills: glancing at the speaker, looking in their general direction, facing our body toward them, or this one about prioritizing ourselves.
putting our own comfort first
Name one sentence starter for making a connected comment, like 'That sounds...' or this one that means asking what happened next.
'What happened next?' (or 'I didn't know that...', 'Me too! ...', 'How did you feel when...?', 'Tell me more about...')?
Name the four skills for starting a conversation, in order: plan a topic, greet the person, comment or ask a question, and this last one.
watch for interested clues
If the person seems interested in the conversation, this is what you should do to keep it going.
take turns talking
Name one example small talk phrase from the lesson, like 'How are you?' or this one about the weather.
'Lovely weather today'