Employing Variety of

Strategies for Effective

Interpersonal Communication
for
Dialog and Conversation
Communication

-It involves exchanging, sending or

receiving information which aims
to connect to other people’s lives.

-It is one of the most important skills

needed in order to be good in
dealing with others or in building
relationships.
Effective interpersonal
communication skills are
required to form
connections and establish
relationships.
Two common strategies in the classroom which are effective in
developing interpersonal communication skills for dialog or
conversation
1. Individual or Pair 2. Joining a Group
Activity Activity
Involving yourself in this Being in a group as a
activity helps you gain more leader or part of the
friends. members helps you boost
your self-confidence in
dealing with others.
CHARACTERISTICS TO HAVE A GOOD INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
THROUGH CONVERSATIONS IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP
ACTIVITY
a. Openness is an attitude that can face and accept advice and opinion from
others, may it be positive or negative.
b. Gratefulness is being appreciative or thankful for the things done by others.
c. Positive attitude is a characteristic of always looking at the brighter side of
the situation.
d. Empathy is the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by
imagining what it would be like to be in that person's situation
e. Being a good listener is knowing how to understand the message of the
speaker and is responding positively to what is expressed
 Give the best way to respond to the situations:

SITUATION 1: First day of school, someone approached

you, what would you say? New classmate: “Hi, I’m Jay. May
I know your name? Can we be friends?”

Choices:
A: “Hello, I’m (your name). Yes, sure. I would love to be
your friend”.
B. “I’m sorry, I don’t talk to strangers”.
SITUATION 2: Your friend is talking about his weekend
experience, what would you say? Friend: “We went to our
grandparents’ house on weekends. I love the river in there, it
is still clean and fresh. We saw many fish. We also went
swimming after fishing. I had so much fun”.

Choices:
A: “I’m busy. Can we talk later?”
B: “Oh, really? That is fantastic. Maybe I also need to ask my
parents to visit my grandparents’ house this weekend”.
Activity No.__

Directions: Write TRUE if you think the statement is correct and

FALSE if it is not.
1. Communication is very important in building a good relationship to
others.
2. True friendship measures by how much time you spend with each other.
3. People who listen without judgement are real friends and family.
4. Showing that you care to the people you love is important, but telling it
to them is also necessary.
5. There is no need to express yourself to other people, they might judge
you.
Directions: Complete the crossword puzzle below by supplying words in the clue sentence. Write you answer on the crossword puzzle.
Friendship Goals

DOWN
1.___________ is a process which involves exchanging, sending or receiving information which aims to connect to other people’s lives.
2. ___________ is the ability to share and understand the feelings of others.

3. A good___________ knows how to understand the message wanted to relay by the speaker and respond positively to what is

expressed.

4. ___________ skills are required to form connections and establish good relationships to others.

5. ___________ are those who are not blood related but give so much love and importance.

ACROSS

6. ___________ is an attitude that can face and accept advice and opinion from others, may it be positive or negative.

7___________is a characteristic of always looking at the brighter side of the situation

8. ___________ is being thankful or appreciative to what is done by others.
 ACTIVITY NO. ___
Think of a person (friend or family) whom you think you need to say
sorry, thank you or anything. Fill in the left part of the heart with the name
of the person and on the right side, write down your message.
Answers :

I. 1. TRUE 2. FALSE. 3. TRUE 4. TRUE 5. FALSE

II. Puzzle
DOWN ACROSS
1. COMMUNICATION 6. OPENNESS
2. EMPATHY 7. POSITIVE
3. LISTENER 8. GRATEFULNESS
4. INTERPERSONAL
5. FRIENDS