Starting a conversation

​Starting a Conversation

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Reorder

Put these steps in order: To start a conversation:

• Greet the person

• Plan a topic

• Watch for interested clues

• Comment or ask questions

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Match

Match the following:

We watch for clues, in others' voice, body and face to see if their interested when we start a conversation. Match the emoji with the action to take in a conversation.

Keep the conversation going.

End the conversation

Stop the Conversation

• Keep the conversation going.

• End the conversation

• Stop the Conversation

Match

Drag the cards on the right to match the cards on the left.

Match the tops which are Good first impressions to the Bottoms which are not so good first impressions.

• Use small talk to make a comment or ask a question.

• Say your name, loud and clear.

• Stand up straight and reach your hand out, to shake their hand

• Ask them their name, and repeat it so they remember it.

• Show them eye content, and give a nice smile.

Do not answer their questions

Speak very softly

Just wave and wait for them to reach out their hand

Stand there quietly waiting for them to speak.

Look away and don't look at their face.

• Do not answer their questions

• Speak very softly

• Just wave and wait for them to reach out their hand

• Stand there quietly waiting for them to speak.

• Look away and don't look at their face.

• EverydaySpeech

Meeting someone new might make us feel nervous. There are many things to remember to make a good first impression. Our words, voice, and body language can tell others a lot about us 

Video Response

Knowing how to begin a conversation helps you have a conversation with anyone. Make sure to think about what you want to say and consider a topic that will interest your conversation partner. Pick a card, and think about when and to whom you could say these conversation starters?

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Video Response

Pick another card, think about when and to whom you could say these conversation starters?

Open Video Recorder

Open Ended

Pick one more card, think about when and to whom you could say these conversation starters?

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