Name ANY of the 3 steps to joining in a conversation! For each step move forward one space
1. Watch & Listen to find a common interest 2. Wait for a pause 3. Join in with a RELATED question or comment
You asked Ryan what his favorite restaurant is. He said McDonalds. Ask Ryan a follow up question
What do you order? How often do you get to go there?
Why do you watch and listen before joining a group conversation?
You need to decide if you are interested in joining. Are they talking about something you like? You need to know what they are talking about before joining in
True or False: Its okay to skip the 2nd step of joining in a conversation. The second step is WAITING for a pause
False: you need to wait for a pause to join. Otherwise you may seem rude if you interrupt
You see your friends having a conversation about board games. What is a comment or a question you could say to join in the conversation?
I love board games, have you heard of this new one called ....
True or False: Having conversations helps us to make and keep friends
TRUE: when we have conversations we get to know people better and we may find things we both like to do! Things we have in common!
Gavin likes: Dr. Seuss and monopoly. Ryan likes Apples and the game trouble. What might your common interest be?
You might both like board games! Monopoly and Trouble!
What did she do well when joining in the group conversation?
watched and listened, waiting for a pause and joined in with an on topic comment!
What did she do wrong when joining in the group conversation?
She DID NOT wait for a pause. She interrupted and joined with an OFF TOPIC question
Name 3 Dr. Seuss Books in 10 seconds
The cat in the hat, green eggs and ham, oh the places you'll go
Name 3 things you can order from Swiss Chalet!
GO!
ACT out doing your favorite activity! Other players guess!
What do you do for fun?
Hop like a bunny 3 times, turn around once and spell your name BACKWARDS
cooool!
Find out another players favourite animal by asking no more than 10 questions!
Did you do it??
Name 3 topics that are good to talk about when meeting a new friend!
sports, movies, games, food, school, books, art, music
