Where might you find a source of friends?
Social activities: Events related to your interest, clubs or meet-up groups, classes in the community, etc.
What are some conversational topics?
Any Answer
Movies, sports, arts and crafts, makeup, books, cars, celebrities, weekend activities, etc.
True or False: you should never ask questions when trading information with someone.
False
True or False: If you want to let someone know you like them, you should laugh at their jokes.
True: Give a courtesy laugh even if you don't think their jokes are funny
What was the longest recorded flight of a chicken?
13 seconds!
True or False: Friendship is NOT a choice, you cant pick who you want to be friends with.
False: Friendship is a choice, you cant be friends with everyone, and not everyone can be friends with you.
True or False: when you ask a question, you do not need to listen to the other persons answer.
False: your friend might think you don't care about what they have to say.
Why is it important to ask the other person questions?
This is how you discover their interests, it helps you discover if you have common interests
True or False: When choosing appropriate people to date, you want to chose someone who already has a boyfriend or girlfriend.
False
how big was the largest snowflake on record?
15 inches wide and 8 inches thick
How can you figure out what someone's interests are? (How can you identify which social group they may be in)
What they do during their free time, where they hang out, what social activities they belong to, their interests and what they talk about, etc.
What does it mean to police someone?
Pointing out the other persons mistakes, correcting them, or acting bossy.
What is a follow-up question?
A question that is on the same topic
True or False: When flirting with your eyes you should be staring at the person and never look away.
False: You want to make casual eye contact, give a slight smile, then look away.
How much does the largest rubber band ball weigh?
over 9,000 pounds
True or False: You are accepted into a friend group if they do not return your texts/calls and do not seek you out to do things.
False: But remember, friendship is a choice, if someone doesn't want to be our friend, we need to move on and find other people that do.
What is an example of a closed-ended question
or
What is an example of an open-ended question
Closed-ended question: a question where the response is a one worded answer (yes/no or true/false)
Open-ended question: a question where the response is longer and can lead to more conversation (adding "and why?" to the end of a question)
Why is it important to answer your own question in a conversation?
They might not ask you the same question, in order to trade information, you need to tell the other person about yourself too.
True or False: This is the correct way to flirting with your eyes - 1) Make eye contact 2) give a smile 3) look away 4) Only do this once
False: you should repeat this several times. Simply making eye contact only once or twice and smiling is not flirting.
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
What are 3 signs you are accepted into a social group?
They talk to you and respond to your attempts to talk, They invite you to do things, They accept your invitations to do things, They respond to your texts and calls, They say nice things to you and give you compliments, etc.
What does it mean to be argumentative?
Why should you avoid it when trading information and maintaining conversations?
Argue over every little thing or disagreeing with other peoples opinions.
It can be seen as rude, or annoying. Other people don't like to be argued with (If you don't agree with something, that doesn't mean you have to point it out)
What does it mean to be a conversation hog?
Not letting the other person talk. When you are being a conversation hog, your having a one-way conversation and its all about you.
When should you give SPECIFIC compliments?
When should you give GENERAL compliments?
SPECIFIC- when you DONT know the person well
GENERAL- when you DO know the person well
What is the worlds loudest animal?
The sperm whale