Conversation Rules I

We call someone who monopolizes conversations a

You should do the following when start a conversation with an INDIVIDUAL (check all that apply)

• Stare a him or her until they look at you

• Use a prop

• Go up and start talking to him or her about something you are interest in and hope they know something about it

• Immediately go up and shake his or her hand

• Look for clues for a common interest

When it comes to policing conversations, it is...

• Only ok when I’m doing it for their own good

• Pretty much never okay to tell my friends to follow the rules

• It’s okay when my teacher is out of the room

• My friends expect me to remind them about the rules so it is okay

If I join a conversation with a group of peers talking about a topic I know a lot about, and I join without waiting for a pause to get into the conversation, my peers will probably

• Think it is okay because I’m just excited to contribute

• Think I’m cool because I joined at all

• Stop talking to each other and mainly talk to me

• Think I am rude or irritating

The best way to keep conversations going is to ask ________-_____________ and __________-____________ questions.

We have two-way conversations by...

• Sharing the conversation like a ping pong game

• Sharing the conversation like swimming around the pool

• Sharing the conversation is like talking to a parrot

In the sentence “I REALLY love cake,” what meaning am I communicating by emphasizing the word REALLY.

• Most people love cake

• It is important to me

• I could take it or leave it

• Desserts in general are good

When thinking about non-verbal communication,

(check all that apply):

• I should remember in a conversation my communication partner is assessing my non-verbal communication

• I shouldn’t break eye contact at all because it would be rude

• If the other person starts to glance away they may be losing interest in the conversation

• In a conversation I am in can try to keep the conversation going by asking questions or just leave as no one will notice

• If I don’t know anything about the topic it is ok to join and change the topic, and talk about something that interests me

During a conversation I need to assess the listeners interest by asking myself: Are they l________ at me, are they f________ me, and are they t_________ to me

A good rule to remember in a conversation is:

• Keep asking only questions as it keeps the conversation going

• Ask 8-10 questions before making 1 statement

• Make 3 statements and ask 1question

• Don’t ask any questions because you will be an interviewer