Skill 2: Starting a Conversation

HOMEWORK REPORT 1
Skill 2: Starting a Conversation
Name
Date
SKILL STEPS
1. Greet the other person.

2. Make small talk.

3. Decide if the other person is listening.

4. Bring up the main topic.
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1 .W h e r e w i l l y o u t r y t h e s k i l l ?
2 . W i t h w h o m w i l l y o u t r y t h e s k i l l ?
3 . W h e n w i l l y o u t r y t h e s k i l l ?
Fill In After You Practice the Skill
1. What happened when you did the homework?
2. Which skill steps did you really follow?
3. How good a job did you do in using the skill? (check one)

excellentgoodfairpoor
From Skillstreaming the Adolescent: A Guide for Teaching Prosocial Skills (3rd ed, © 2012 by E. McGinnis, Champaign, IL: Research Press (www.researchpress.com, 800-519-2707
HOMEWORK REPORT 2
Skill 2: Starting a Conversation
Name
Date
SKILL STEPS
1. Greet the other person.

2. Make small talk.

3. Decide if the other person is listening.

4. Bring up the main topic.
FILL IN NOW
1. Where will you try the skill?
2. With whom will you try the skill?
3. When will you try the skill?
4. If you do an excellent job, how will you reward yourself?
5. If you do a good job, how will you reward yourself?
6. If you do a fair job, how will you reward yourself?
FILL IN AFTER YOU PRACTICE THE SKILL
1. What happened when you did the homework?
2. Which skill steps did you really follow?
3. How good a job did you do in using the skill? (check one)

excellentgoodfairpoor(check one)
4. What do you think your next homework assignment should be?
From Skillstreaming the Adolescent: A Guide for Teaching Prosocial Skills (3rd ed, © 2012 by E. McGinnis, Champaign, IL: Research Press (www.researchpress.com, 800-519-2707
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HOMEWORK REPORT 1

Skill 2: Starting a Conversation

SKILL STEPS

FILL IN NOW

Fill In After You Practice the Skill

HOMEWORK REPORT 2

Skill 2: Starting a Conversation

SKILL STEPS

FILL IN NOW

FILL IN AFTER YOU PRACTICE THE SKILL