General Social Skills Refresher

What are social skills?

• The skills we use to communicate and interact with each other

• The skills we use to work

• The skills we use to clean our feet

• The skills we use to go through life

Social skills help us... (pick all that apply)

• Do better at work

• Communicate with friends

• Meet new people

• Thrive in social situations

As adults, there are certain ways we are expected to ________

• Speak

• Behave

• Look

• Think

What is a behavior expectation you think adults should have?

TRUE OR FALSE: Social skills include both verbal and nonverbal aspects of communication

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Nonverbal communication are the parts of communication that do not involve words.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Verbal communication only includes talking

• True

• False

What are ways that people can communicate? Pick all that apply

• Talking
• Texting
• Running
• Technology

TRUE OR FALSE: If you are talking to someone but they are not listening or processing the information, you are STILL communicating

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: All forms of communication are appropriate

• True

• False