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

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

How do you keep a conversation going?

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

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

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?

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

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

Is this a conversation norm? Turning your body away from someone when they are talking to you.

True or False: Talking about money, politics, or religion is ok with an acquaintance.

Your friend starts talking to you about something you find uncomfortable. What can you do?

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?

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