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Appearance/Hygiene. How is this related to Social Skills?. Video. Why is good grooming important for healthy friendships and romantic relationships?. Appearance is important for…. Getting a Job http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyj1dvSJUPY (0-0.54) Getting a Date.
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Appearance/Hygiene How is this related to Social Skills?
Video • Why is good grooming important for healthy friendships and romantic relationships?
Appearance is important for… • Getting a Job • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyj1dvSJUPY (0-0.54) • Getting a Date
Why do our friends or potential friends care how we look/smell? • Why did Chris tell Mike that he smelled? • He was trying to help his friend • How can you tell what Chris was thinking? • His gestures, facial expression, etc. • How should Mike have handled Chris telling him that he smelled? • should have listened to his friend and taken his advice
What are things you do to take care of our body and look nice? • What can you do to be attractive to girls/boys?
Going on a Date • Complete Survey • What does it mean to “go on a date”? • Why might people want to go on a date?
Dating • What social skills might be most important when on a date? Eye contact Body Language Facial Expressions Starting a conversation Keeping the conversation going Ending the conversation Bubbling unexpected comments/thoughts Appearance Being fun
Places you may go on a date (at your age) • Going to the movies • Getting food together • Hanging out at your house • Many other places too….
Things not to do on a date • Would make others have “weird thoughts”/ feel uncomfortable/ not want to be around you? • Let’s watch part 1 of our video and see what things Mike does that are unexpected
Mike on a date- Attempt #1 • Things Mike did that were “unexpected”
Mike on a date- Attempt #2 • What did Mike do this time that worked better? • What social skills did he use well?
What is Body Language? • Sending messages with your body, gestures, facial expressions • What is body language important? - Gives you clues about how the other person is feeling
Body Language in Video • How does Mike express his feelings differently? • Bad Day- rude, blunt, insensitive • Good day- being thoughtful, polite and spending time learning about her • What is the difference between Mike’s body language in BAD DAY and GOOD DAY? • Bad Day- tries to hug Sasha, which is unexpected • Good Day- acts in familiar or expected way and is considerate of Sasha
Different Perspectives on Dating • When to date? • How often to date? • Who should date?
Watch Coffee House again.. • See how Mike starts the conversation in BAD day and GOOD day videos • Bad Day • Says Hi babe and tries to hug Sasha • Good Day - Talks about the assignment and asks about her
Look for Common Information/ Interests • Common Info: information that everyone in the same environment knows; makes it easier to start a conversation • examples: days off from school, a test taken, what they think of a teacher • What information is common to Mike and Sasha? - Their assignment and class
Common Interests • Things that both people are interested in • When you start a conversation with someone, you usually don’t know their interests are- takes time to find out • What common interests did Mike and Sasha share?
Practice conversations • Use common information or a common interest to start the conversation