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Asking another person about themselves (e.g.: their hobbies, interests and likes).
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The type of question where answers are longer and lead to more conversation.
Open ended questions
How you should behave when first getting to know someone (serious or silly).
Serious
How to decide what to talk about when you're joining a conversation.
Common interest
When you should tell an adult about teasing.
If you feel physically threatened, the strategies you've used don't work, or they won't stop teasing.
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Common interests
Talking about the same thing over and over.
Being repetitive
The kind of jokes you should avoid when making new friends.
Insult jokes
Dirty jokes
Inside jokes
Jokes that aren't age appropriate
What you should do if you've assessed interest and the person isn't interested in talking to you.
Move on
Examples of short verbal comebacks.
Whatever!
Is that supposed to be funny?
Big deal!
Who cares!
Anyway...
Tell me when you get to the funny part!
When you ask someone question after question and you don't share anything about yourself.
Being an interviewer
Not speaking too softly or too loudly.
Good volume control
Humor feedback signs when someone is laughing AT you.
Laugh and roll their eyes.
Long pause before they laugh.
Laugh and make a face.
Sarcastically say, "You're funny."
The final step in joining a conversation.
Introduce yourself
Examples of nonverbal comebacks.
Shrugging your shoulders
Shaking your head no
Not letting the other person talk.
Being a conversation hog.
Correcting someone's grammar or being a know-it-all.
Policing
The wrong time to tell jokes.
During class.
When the teacher is talking.
When people are in a hurry.
When people are sad.
What you should do before trying to join a group conversation.
Listen and watch from a distance so you know the topic.
What might happen before the teasing gets better.
It may get worse.
How to assess someone's interest in talking to you.
Are they talking to you?
Are they looking at you?
Are they facing you?
Three topics that teenagers might talk about.
Movies
TV shows
Music
Sports
Weekend activities
Books
Humor feedback signs that someone is laughing WITH you.
Laugh and smile
Compliment your joke or sense of humor
They say, "That's a good one!"
They say, "I'll have to remember that one!"
Ask you to tell another joke
What you should wait for when joining a group conversation.
A pause
What a teaser or bully wants to get out of you.
A big reaction