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Conversation Skills 6B: Finish or Pause the Current Topic

Social Skills
IntraverbalListener Responding

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DescriptionLearners identify whether the current topic has reached a natural stopping point or whether the speaker should be given more time to finish. They use verbal and conversational clues to decide whether to shift topics or wait.

Learners identify whether the current topic has reached a natural stopping point or whether the speaker should be given more time to finish. They use verbal and conversational clues to decide whether to shift topics or wait.

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