Body Language
Expected vs. Unexpected
Having a Conversation
What should I Do?
Social Filter
100

What is appropriate body language when involved in conversation?

Facing the person who is talking.

Looking at the person in the eyes

Quiet Hands/Feet, not distracting to the conversation 

Showing engagement through facial expressions: nodding in agreements, smiling at humor, etc. 


100

Picking your nose in public?

Unexpected 


100

How do you maintain a conversation with someone?

Remain on topic 

Ask questions 

Make relevant comments 

Transition to new topics that are related to prior communication topic 

100

Role Play: Introduce yourself to someone new 

Class Discussion 

100

What is a social filter?

A social filter is when you stop and think about what you are saying based on what is expected vs. unexpected, where you are, who you are communicating with

200

True/False

When you are not interested in the conversation, rolling your eyes and sighing during a conversation is polite?

False. 

What would be polite body language/facial expressions?

200

Speaking out, making noises, holding other conversation within class? 

Unexpected 

200

Should you continue conversations where the topics of conversation are not interesting to you?

Yes

200

If you are confused about class information, you should yell at the teacher, get frustrated, give up on assignment/class 

No

200

If you don't have anything nice to say, should you say anything at all?

No

300

What would be appropriate body language/facial expressions when someone tells you something shocking?

Eyes wide

Mouth open

Hands up/over mouth 

300

Shaking hands when meeting someone for the first time?

Expected 

300

How could you respond?

I saw this really cool movie this weekend, I would recommend you see it?

What movie did you see 

What was it about 

Who was in the movie 

Where can you see it

300

You're new to a school and want to make friends

Join clubs

Engage in conversations with others

Find people with common interests 

300

When playing a board game with a group of friends, you lose. 

Filter/ No Filter: This game is stupid and all you guys were cheating. I'm never playing the game again. 

No filter 

400

What does her facial expressions tell you about how she feels? 

Mad/Annoyed

400

Leaving headphones in when someone is trying to talk to you?

Unexpected

400

Maintain topic of conversation for 6 turns:

How was the school dance?

Class Discussion 

400

Someone wants to copy your homework because they completely forgot to do it last night, should you tell the teacher right away?

No, what should you do?

400

You think a class assignment is "stupid" and not excited to complete it. 

Filter/ No filter: you don't express your feelings to the teacher and complete the assignment to the best of your ability. 

Filter 

500

How is she feeling and describe that facial expressions that made you think that? 

Confused.

Tilted head and scrunched eyebrows.

500

What is unexpected behavior when you disagree with someone about a specific topic?

Yelling/screaming 

Making fun of the person for their opinions 

Shutting down and no longer engaging in the conversation

500

Maintain topic of conversation for 6 turns: 

What do you like to do outside of school? 

Class Discussion

500

You are completing a group project and no one is listening to your ideas

try a express opinions calm/rationally 

compromise ideas 

try to separate tasks so each person has their own portion of the project

500

Someone does not look the best and seems depressed.


Filter/ No filter: You look terrible, try a shower and a smile. Seriously, you look awful 

No filter.