Discussion Strategies

Beyond Everyday Conversation

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David Kehe, Peggy Dustin Kehe Pro Lingua Associates 2001 3rd

Discover a new dimension of discussion you've never explored! These 38 activities take the all-time favorite book, Conversation Strategies, a step further in difficulty. Designed to sharpen the communication skills needed for academic and business environments, each unit builds on and recycles previous strategies. There's a clear, step-by-step focus on 13 discussion skills: using rejoinders, asking follow-up questions, seeking/giving clarification, using comprehension checks, soliciting and using details, interrupting, expressing opinions, volunteering answers, referring to information and opinion sources, helping discussion leaders, and leading discussion. The enticing pages are sprinkled with funny cartoons as well!