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.
Picking your nose in public?
Unexpected
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
Role Play: Introduce yourself to someone new
Class Discussion
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
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?
Speaking out, making noises, holding other conversation within class?
Unexpected
Should you continue conversations where the topics of conversation are not interesting to you?
Yes
If you are confused about class information, you should yell at the teacher, get frustrated, give up on assignment/class
No
If you don't have anything nice to say, should you say anything at all?
No
What would be appropriate body language/facial expressions when someone tells you something shocking?
Eyes wide
Mouth open
Hands up/over mouth
Shaking hands when meeting someone for the first time?
Expected
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
You're new to a school and want to make friends
Join clubs
Engage in conversations with others
Find people with common interests
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
What does her facial expressions tell you about how she feels?
Mad/Annoyed
Leaving headphones in when someone is trying to talk to you?
Unexpected
Maintain topic of conversation for 6 turns:
How was the school dance?
Class Discussion
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?
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
How is she feeling and describe that facial expressions that made you think that?
Confused.
Tilted head and scrunched eyebrows.
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
Maintain topic of conversation for 6 turns:
What do you like to do outside of school?
Class Discussion
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
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.