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Using SQ3R, read the following passage from a college communications textbook. Create five questions.
Initiating Conversations
1Speakers and listeners have to work together to make conversation an effective and satisfying experience. 2Conversational management includes initiating, maintaining, and closing conversations. 3Several approaches to initiating or opening a conversation exist.
4Self-references say something about yourself. 5Such references may be of the "name, rank and serial number" type—for example: "My name is Joe. I'm from Omaha." 6On the first day of class, students might say, "I'm worried about this class" or "I took this instructor last semester; she was excellent."
7Other-references say something about the other person or ask a question: "I like that sweater." "Didn't we meet at Charlie's?" 8Of course, there are pitfalls here. 9Generally, it is best not to comment on the person's race ("My uncle married a Korean") or physical disability ("It must be awful to be confined to a wheelchair").
10Relational references say something about the two of you: for example,"May I buy you a drink?" "Would you like to dance?" or simply "May I join you?"
11Context references say something about the physical, social, cultural, or temporal context. 12The familiar "Do you have the time?" is a reference of this type. 13But you can be more creative and say, for example, "This restaurant seems very friendly" or "This Dalí is fantastic."
—Adapted from De Vito, The Interpersonal Communication
Book, 10th ed., p. 218.
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