<span class="parts-lets">PHOTOS SPARK CONVERSATIONS</span>

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<p>1. Describe what is going on in the photo.<p>
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<span class="parts-lets">LET'S LEARN!</span>

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    <li class="parts-bank-content">rapport 	        
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">wit	
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">tact 	
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">small talk 	
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">open-ended questions
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<span class="parts-lets">SPEAK MORE!</span>

__Direction:__ Discuss the following questions with your mentor and share about yourself. Make sure to answer in complete sentences. 

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1. Who is the best conversationalist that you have ever met?

2. Have you ever had a great conversation with a complete stranger?

3. What is your role in a conversation? Do you dominate or do you subordinate? 

4. What do people do that drives you crazy in a conversation?

5. How do your conversations change after you have been drinking?

6. Who communicates better: men or women?

<span class="parts-lets">LET'S PARAPHRASE PROVERBS!</span> 

__Direction:__ Read the proverb below, then discuss it with your mentor. What does it mean? Do you agree with it?

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<p>Meaning: <span class="parts-uline-long"></span><span class="parts-uline-long"></span></p> 
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Talk about not only the mechanics of talking but also about fostering meaningful connections.