Building connection through conversation
“A woman’s place is in the home” “Immigrants should go back to their country” “No doesn’t always mean no” Did I trigger you? Do you want to tell me? Well then my rage bait trap worked. Rage bait is internet slang for when someone says something (usually online) in hopes…
Can my body language affect my mood? Your body language may not only affect how people perceive you, but it may also have an impact on your brain chemistry. Watch Amy Cuddy’s famous TED talk (I suggest you break it down into smaller parts and do short Tell Backs) to…
ESL and EFL discussion on what questions lead to great conversations.
Level: A2 B1 B2 Handout: TPT 0.99$ Media: article Language focus: body, should and shouldn’t (modals), emotions When you speak, do you think of your body language? Or when you listen, do you think of what your face looks like to the person who is talking? If you are a…
Can you describe what emotions you are experiencing right now? This is the question Tiffany Watt Smith asks her TED audience to sensitize them on how easy or how hard it is to put words on our emotions. This is a fantastic presentation to conjure the vocabulary of emotions and…
I am an amateur rock climber…very amateur. It’s not for everyone, I know. But what is interesting about rock climbing is it puts you smack in the middle of a discussion between your “afraid-self” and your “courageous-self”. Alex Honnold, famed for climbing Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes, candidly talks about…
Experience is a funny thing. When we don’t have it, we don’t always know it. We are in a state of “blissful ignorance.” What is blissful about ignorance you ask? Well mainly that we can go around judging things with a feeling of superiority and mastery. Let’s consider a concrete…
What is emotional intelligence? Daniel Goleman introduces the four dimensions of emotional intelligence in this YouTube presentation. What are the four dimensions of emotional intelligence? What are the characteristics of a person who is emotionally intelligent? What are the advantages of being emotionally intelligent? Do you think we should teach…
