How do you keep a conversation going?

While you're talking, the other person looks at their watch or looks away, as if they aren't listening. What should you do?

Is this a conversation norm? Getting annoyed when someone doesn't share the same interests.

You walk into the clinic for social group. What do you do?

You don't know what someone's name is. What do you say?

What are one of the steps to joining an ongoing conversation?

You are talking to a new person and you want to get to know them, so you ask them a lot of questions. Is this a good conversation norm?

What are one of the steps to joining an ongoing conversation?

You want to talk about your new iPad with your friend from school. She wants to say something, but then you realize that you are so excited that you talk over her. What should you do instead?

You love horror movies but you are not sure if your new friend likes them also. What should you do?

You keep looking at your phone when someone is talking to you. Is this appropriate?

If you don't really have anything in particular to say during a conversation, what can you usually talk about? (HINT: 2 W's)