STRATEGIES FOR

AN EFFECTIVE
CONVERSATION
Read the questions listed below and assess
yourself. Then, number your paper 1-5 and
answer each question with YES or NO.
 Conversation Strategies
As a form of communication, conversation is where you
exchange thoughts, opinions, and information on things
with your family, friends, neighbors, or even to an
acquaintance. This can lead to good, peaceful, and
harmonious relationships among individuals.
Properly expressing your thoughts and opinions,
whether it is verbal or nonverbal, requires the art of
speaking.
 A.C.T.I.V.E strategies
A- Asking open-ended questions
C- Clarify for comprehension
T- Trying conversation starter
I- Interrupting politely
V- Voicing opinion
E- Expressing with keeper
Asking open-ended questions

example:
What is your best time travel
experience?
Clarify for comprehension

example:
When you said...
What did you mean?
Trying conversation starter

example:
Do you know...
Interrupting politely

example:
Excuse me. Can I ask
something?
 Voicing opinion

example:
In my experience...
I agree...
Expressing with keeper

example:
How about you?
 Nonverbal Cues
To communicate, we do not always have to talk.
Without realizing, people send or receive nonverbal
cues in every conversation. It is another form of
communication, where people make facial expressions,
eye contact, and hand and body gestures.
 Nonverbal Cues
Being aware of these non-verbal cues is important
because they will give additional information and
meaning in any interaction. Here are some of the
nonverbal cues which can enhance communication
if used properly.
FACIAL EXPRESSION
Your brows, mouth, eyes, and facial
muscles can be effective in
communicating emotion and information

Example: Smiling, Frowning

 EYE CONTACT
Using eye contact shows that you are
attentive and interested in what the person
is saying.

Remember: Looking down and looking at your

phone may convey disinterest or disrespect
 GESTURE
Body movements, especially hands and head
express emotions and messages.
Example:
Nodding and thumbs up means yes or
approval
Giving and Taking Down Messages
1. When giving a message:
a. Be brief. State all the information.
b. Remember to thank the person
you are talking to.
 Giving and Taking Down Messages
2. When taking down a message:
a. Listen carefully.
b. Write down the details accurately.
c. Thank the person on the other line.
d. Convey the message accurately to the person
concerned orally or by writing a note.
Task 1
Mara and Ronel used nonverbal cues in their
conversation. Find the text evidence in the dialogue to
show what specific cues they used. Copy the table and
write your answer in the appropriate column. An
example is provided as your guide.
Task 2
Copy the table below and identify the conversation
strategies used in the dialogue by writing the
statements or questions in
the second column. An example is provided as your
guide.
Quiz
Directions: Read the following statements and group
the statements into two columns – conversation is or
conversation is not. Copy the table and write your
answers on your notebook.
 waiting for my turn to speak
 asking open-ended questions
 interrupting the person who is talking
 judging people based on their opinions
 minding my gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions
 listening carefully to what others say and responding to them
 focusing on the mannerisms, speaking style, clothing of the person
speaking
 being distracted by noises, mobile phones, or by what other people
are doing
 Conversation is… Conversation is not…
1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
Mara: Hi! My name is Mara. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
Ronel: Hi Mara. I’m Ronel. It’s a pleasure to meet you too. (smiling)
Mara: (staring at Ronel) Where are you from?
Ronel: I am from Luis Palad Integrated High School. How about you?
Mara: I am also from Luis Palad Integrated High School.
Ronel: Oh, What a small world! We meet here.
Mara: It’s true. (head nod) anyway, do you know Apolinario Dela Cruz?
Ronel: You’re asking about Apolinario Dela Cruz, known as Hermano
Pule. Is that correct?
Mara: Yes.
Ronel: I know him, but only few things about him.
Mara: Can you help me answer some questions about him?
Ronel: Sure.
Mara: Is Apolinario Dela Cruz a native of Lucban, Quezon or
not?
Ronel: He is a native of Lucban, Quezon.
Mara: What are his contributions to the people of Quezon or even to all Filipinos?
Ronel: He is known to many as Hermano Pule, the founder of Cofradía de San José or
Brotherhood of St. Joseph. For his fellow
Filipinos, he led this movement for equality and religious freedom during the Spanish colonial
period. As a way of retaliation against the church for discriminating native Filipinos, the
cofradia banned Spaniards and mestizos from joining without Pule's permission.
Mara: (nodding his head) He is a great person.
Ronel: I agree. (head nods) He is really a great man. It is just proper for us Quezonian to give
him honor every 4th day of November as Hermano Pule Day.
Mara: That’s right. Thank you so much. You are really a big help.
Ronel: You are welcome. I’m happy to help. (A new visitor is coming.) Can you excuse me for a
while?
Mara: Oh! Sure. Go ahead.