So, the young man looked at my shoes and gave me one word responses. The young interviewee was giggling and interrupting the interviewers—could she not read the body language? The online response surely didn’t mean to express the emotion it seemed to, with all those caps? The girl on the bus went from passive to aggressive in a moment. The apology given was superficial and insincere. I observe communications by young people all the time. It’s my personal research project. What works for good conversation? How do you tone down escalating conflict with words? How can shyness be overcome? Are there simple strategies to practice that can improve basic conversation? I’m not talking about making formal speeches, but just about daily talking with the variety of people we come into contact with for various purposes—how can that type of conversation be improved so that the words that come out of our mouths represent us best for the situation? Improving language skill helps to improve perception, self-esteem, opportunity so it’s really important. What is one thing you do that has made a difference in certain types of conversations?
Kathryn A. T. Knox is the author of The Teen’s Guide to the Conversation Game, and rejoices in talking with young people about developing stronger and more effective engagement with language. She also loves to write, read, and dance!
Published by Amazon and Apple itunes: A Teen’s Guide to the Conversation Game
Kathryn A. T. Knox is the author of The Teen’s Guide to the Conversation Game, and rejoices in talking with young people about developing stronger and more effective engagement with language. She also loves to write, read, and dance!
Published by Amazon and Apple itunes: A Teen’s Guide to the Conversation Game