the art of conversation
•You Must Participate
•You Must Respect Others
•You Must Give Your Best Effort
•You Must Try to Have Fun
Ground Rules:!
You are all young adults and I will treat you as young adults
until you act in a way that is not appropriate for that
treatment.
My Policy:
Goals:
•To Increase your Fluency and Comfort in
English
•To Prepare you for Speaking Exams
•To Increase Confidence in Speaking English
•Week 1: Introductions
•Week 2: Maintaining Conversation
•Week 3: Guiding Conversation
•Week 4: Initiating Conversation
•Week 5: Practice/Closing Ceremony
Course Agenda:
Find Someone Who:
Introductions:
• You never get a second chance to make a first impression
• Your introduction can change the way someone sees you forever
• This is your chance to present yourself the way you want to be recognized
• Be Polite
• Listen to what others say
• Remember peoples names
• Try to use their name at least three times before your conversation is over.
Introductions: Yourself...
• When you introduce someone else it is your duty to make it easy for
them to interact with the group.
• You should:
• Think why the people in the group would want to talk to them...
• Think what makes that person interesting...
• Make that individual feel special through your introduction
• This makes you and him/her look good
Introductions: Others...
• When Should you introduce someone?
• Whenever you know someone that someone else does not.
• If you think they might now each other you can say:
• I am not sure if you have met, but this ______ I would like you to meet...
• Make sure you always introduce your girlfriend even if she has met
someone before...
Introductions: When?
• Make eye contact when introducing yourself and listening to others!
• Ask questions that you genuinely want to know about.
• Nothing sounds sweeter to someone than their name
• Connecting people that should be connected will get you very far in life.
• BE CONFIDENT!
Introductions: Remember...
• Who is your favorite person in your family and why?
• When did you get in really big trouble and what did you do?
• What is the worst pain you have ever felt and how did it happen?
• What is your most embarrassing moment? (If you cant think of one tell one of
your friends as if it was you!)
• What is the scariest moment you can remember?
5 Questions: