business cards, it means you are going too fast. If they don’t collect enough, it
means they are too slow.
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You can use the information on the business cards to help make conversation.
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The maximum group size is three people. If a fourth person joins, one member of the
group needs to make an excuse and leave.
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You should try to make their conversations as natural as possible, and not simply treat
it as a game.
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Pay attention to the accuracy of language and the effectiveness of ice-breaking
strategies.
3.
KEEPING CONVERSATIONS GOING
WARM-UP. CONVERSATION SKILLS QUOTES
VOCABULARY
would rather│ grant a request │a bore │ worthless │ provided (that)│ breath│
pay sb a compliment│ attend to sth │ attain sth, aninstitute│ realise sth│ seek to
do sth│ charisma│ be concerned about sth│ a sure way to do sth │ lively
1.
Work in pairs read the quotes aloud to your partner, who has a list of the eight
missing words (Student A opens p.59, Student B opens 61). Your partner will
suggest which word goes with which quote. Discuss the task together until you
have completed all sixteen quotes.
2.
Read one of their quotes aloud to your partner, saying ‘blank’ for the missing
word. The partner then guesses which of his/her words completes the quote. If they
are not sure, you may come back to difficult questions after you have completed
the easier ones.
3.
Do you know any similar quotes about conversation skills?
Conversation skills quotes (1)
1.
"Many a man would rather you heard his ________ than granted his request."
(Phillip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield)
2.
"The most basic of all human needs is the need to ________ and be understood.
The best way to understand people is to listen to them." (Ralph Nichols)
3.
"Bore, n.: A person who ________ when you wish him to listen." (Ambrose
Bierce)
4.
"There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to
listen for. And ________ are the breath of life for a conversation." (James Nathan Miller)
5.
"You cannot truly ________ to anyone and do anything else at the same time." (M.
Scott Peck)
6.
"There's a big difference between showing ________ and really taking
interest."(Michael P. Nichols, The Lost Art of Listening)
7.
"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I
thought, and attended to my ________." (Henry David Thoreau)
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