Conversation
What is a conversation topic that everyone in our group has in common? Show how you would start a conversation about this topic.
Video games
Card games
Siblings
School
What did you do last weekend?
Your friend is talking about their favorite TV show and you say "I love that show too!" Is this expected or unexpected for you to say this as the listener?
expected
Expected or Unexpected: Not answering the conversation partner’s comments, only asking new questions as each response.
Unexpected
What is a person feeling if their eye brows are down, their mouth is frowning, and their eyes are squinting?
furious/angry
You yell at someone and then hit them in the arm for stealing the ball in a game of basketball. How would they feel?
upset, angry, sad, frustrated
You are talking to a friend, and the conversation suddenly stops. What are two things you could do to keep the conversation going?
Ask a question.
Make a comment.
You are talking about how much you love cars. You get so excited you talk for several minutes without stopping. Is this expected or unexpected for the speaker? Why?
Unexpected; you want to give your listener a chance to talk too
Expected or Unexpected: Active listening, responding to the conversation partner, moving on to new topics once everyone has said their point.
Expected
When someone is confused, what does their facial expression look like?
show/tell about eyes, eyebrows, and mouth
Your mom tells you to wash the dishes and you start to complain about how it's your sister's turn to do it. How would she feel?
Frustrated, upset, angry, exasperated
You see your friend runs up to you with a big smile on their face and a piece of paper in their hand. What do you do next?
Ask them what's up or why they are so excited
What should you do to show your speaker that you are listening?
Say "mm hmm", make comments, look at the speaker, make sure your body is turned toward the speaker, etc.
Expected or Unexpected: You start walking away in a conversation with your friends
Unexpected
You are talking to a friend, and they start looking to the side and fidgeting with their hands. What could this mean?
They need to leave.
Your friend almost forgets her homework on her desk. You call her name and hand it to her before she gets on the bus. How would she feel?
Grateful, appreciative
"agree to disagree"
What does it mean to "dump" on what the speaker says?
Argue a lot or say lots of negative things about what they are talking about.
Where are places that conversations should be short?
During school, if they are doing something
You go and talk to your mom while she is on a Zoom call. She looks at you with her eyes wide, her eyebrows down, and her mouth in a frown. How is she feeling?
Frustrated, upset
Your dad is on an important Zoom call and you come up and you patiently wait until he is off of the call to ask for help with homework. How would he feel?
Your friend is talking about a topic that is boring and you are not very interested in what they are saying. How can you change the topic?
Find something related to their topic
Ask about their day/weekend
Ask them about something you have in common
Watch their facial expressions: are they interested, are they looking away, do they look like they need to leave, do they look upset, etc.
The order of a good conversation is: talk, talk, talk, talk to the other person
No, you should listen, talk, listen, and talk
You and your friends are playing a game and are playing politely without being too loud. Your mom looks at you with her eyebrows up and her mouth in a smile. What should you do next?
continue to play quietly and politely
You are angry at your brother/sister for breaking your favorite toy. You decide to break his/her favorite toy to get even with them. How would they feel?
Very sad, upset