{"id":326,"date":"2021-08-01T16:01:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T16:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroe-effectivecomm\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=326"},"modified":"2021-08-14T08:25:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T08:25:59","slug":"discussion-strategies-overview","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroe-effectivecomm\/chapter\/discussion-strategies-overview\/","title":{"raw":"Discussion Strategies Overview","rendered":"Discussion Strategies Overview"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>An overview of different discussion strategies with example phrases.<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>ASKING 5-WS-AND-AN-H QUESTIONS\u00a0(Basic question starters for asking questions and especially follow-up questions.)\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Who\u2026? What\u2026? Where\u2026? When\u2026? Why\u2026?\u00a0and\u00a0How\u2026?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>AGREEING OR DISAGREEING\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Agree= I agree. I think so too. That\u2019s right! That\u2019s what I think. Definitely! Uh-huh.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Disagree=I don\u2019t agree. I don\u2019t think so. I\u2019m not sure. That\u2019s not right! No way! Un-un.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ASKING FOR AN OPINION(To help develop our own opinions, it is useful to hear other people\u2019s opinions.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What do you think? How do you feel about\u2026? In your opinion\u2026 From your point of view\u2026 For you\u2026 In your experience\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Did you say, \u201csomething?\u201d I thought you said, \u201csomething?\u201d You did\u00a0what?\u00a0You went\u00a0where? You said, \u201csomething?\u201d That\u2019s \u201csomething,\u201d right? Did you mean\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ASKING FOR EXAMPLES\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Could you give me an example? For example? Like what?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ASKING FOR MEANING\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What does \u201csomething\u201d mean? What does that mean? What do you mean? What\u2019s that?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Could you tell me more about that? Could you say more? And then\u2026? And so\u2026? And\u2026? I\u2019d like to know\u2026 I\u2019d be interested to know\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ASKING FOR REPETITION\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Could you say that again? Could you repeat that? Could you say that one more time? What was that? What did you say? What? Huh? One more time, please. Once more, please. Could you write that down please?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ASKING YOUR PARTNER THE SAME QUESTION\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How about you? And you? What do you think? Do you have any idea?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>AVOIDING SOMETHING TOO DIFFICULT\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Never mind. Forget about it. It\u2019s not a big deal. Oh, well. Whatever. Anyway\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CHANGING THE TOPIC\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Can I change the topic? Can I change the subject? So,\u00a0&lt;change the topic&gt;.\u00a0Well,\u00a0&lt;change the topic&gt;.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CORRECTING YOURSELF\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\u00a0No. Wait. Oops. I mean\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>EXPRESSING CERTAINTY\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>I am sure\u2026, I am positive\u2026, Maybe\u2026, Perhaps\u2026, I think that\u2026, I have no idea\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>GETTING TIME TO THINK(\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Just a moment. Hang on a second. Wait a sec. Let me think. Uh\u2026 Um\u2026 Well\u2026 Hmm\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>GIVING AN OPINION(\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>I think\u2026 I believe\u2026 I feel\u2026 In my opinion\u2026 It seems to me\u2026 From my point of view\u2026 For me\u2026 In my experience\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>GIVING EXAMPLES OR EXPLANATION\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>For example\u2026 For instance\u2026\u00a0\u00a0Let me explain\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>GIVING MORE INFORMATION\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Also,\u2026 In addition,\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>INTERJECTING\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Uh-huh. I see. Yeah. Really? Oh? Wow. That\u2019s great. Wonderful. Cool. Interesting. That\u2019s too bad. Oh, no! I can\u2019t believe it. You\u2019re kidding. Amazing. Brilliant.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>INVOLVING YOUR PARTNER\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\u00a0What do you think? How about you? Don\u2019t you agree? How do you feel? What about you? Do you have any ideas? Do you know what I mean?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>OFFERING A CORRECTION\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Did you say,\u00a0&lt;mistake&gt;? You said\u00a0&lt;mistake&gt;,\u00a0but I think it\u2019s\u00a0&lt;say the correction&gt;.\u00a0Is it\u00a0&lt;correction&gt;? Are you sure that\u2019s right? I think you mean\u00a0&lt;correction&gt;? Don\u2019t you mean &lt;correction&gt;?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>SHOWING INTEREST\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Uh-huh. Yeah. I know what you mean. Great. That\u2019s interesting. Unbelievable. You\u2019re kidding!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>SHOWING YOU UNDERSTAND\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>I understand. I see what you mean. I see. I got it.\u00a0&lt;look like you understand&gt;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>SUMMARIZING\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>In other words\u2026 You mean\u2026 It sounds like\u2026 So, you think\u2026<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>An overview of different discussion strategies with example phrases.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ASKING 5-WS-AND-AN-H QUESTIONS\u00a0(Basic question starters for asking questions and especially follow-up questions.)\n<ul>\n<li>Who\u2026? What\u2026? Where\u2026? When\u2026? Why\u2026?\u00a0and\u00a0How\u2026?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>AGREEING OR DISAGREEING\n<ul>\n<li>Agree= I agree. I think so too. That\u2019s right! That\u2019s what I think. Definitely! Uh-huh.<\/li>\n<li>Disagree=I don\u2019t agree. I don\u2019t think so. I\u2019m not sure. That\u2019s not right! No way! Un-un.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ASKING FOR AN OPINION(To help develop our own opinions, it is useful to hear other people\u2019s opinions.\n<ul>\n<li>What do you think? How do you feel about\u2026? In your opinion\u2026 From your point of view\u2026 For you\u2026 In your experience\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION\n<ul>\n<li>Did you say, \u201csomething?\u201d I thought you said, \u201csomething?\u201d You did\u00a0what?\u00a0You went\u00a0where? You said, \u201csomething?\u201d That\u2019s \u201csomething,\u201d right? Did you mean\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ASKING FOR EXAMPLES\n<ul>\n<li>Could you give me an example? For example? Like what?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ASKING FOR MEANING\n<ul>\n<li>What does \u201csomething\u201d mean? What does that mean? What do you mean? What\u2019s that?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION\n<ul>\n<li>Could you tell me more about that? Could you say more? And then\u2026? And so\u2026? And\u2026? I\u2019d like to know\u2026 I\u2019d be interested to know\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ASKING FOR REPETITION\n<ul>\n<li>Could you say that again? Could you repeat that? Could you say that one more time? What was that? What did you say? What? Huh? One more time, please. Once more, please. Could you write that down please?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ASKING YOUR PARTNER THE SAME QUESTION\n<ul>\n<li>How about you? And you? What do you think? Do you have any idea?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>AVOIDING SOMETHING TOO DIFFICULT\n<ul>\n<li>Never mind. Forget about it. It\u2019s not a big deal. Oh, well. Whatever. Anyway\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>CHANGING THE TOPIC\n<ul>\n<li>Can I change the topic? Can I change the subject? So,\u00a0&lt;change the topic&gt;.\u00a0Well,\u00a0&lt;change the topic&gt;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>CORRECTING YOURSELF\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0No. Wait. Oops. I mean\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>EXPRESSING CERTAINTY\n<ul>\n<li>I am sure\u2026, I am positive\u2026, Maybe\u2026, Perhaps\u2026, I think that\u2026, I have no idea\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>GETTING TIME TO THINK(\n<ul>\n<li>Just a moment. Hang on a second. Wait a sec. Let me think. Uh\u2026 Um\u2026 Well\u2026 Hmm\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>GIVING AN OPINION(\n<ul>\n<li>I think\u2026 I believe\u2026 I feel\u2026 In my opinion\u2026 It seems to me\u2026 From my point of view\u2026 For me\u2026 In my experience\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>GIVING EXAMPLES OR EXPLANATION\n<ul>\n<li>For example\u2026 For instance\u2026\u00a0\u00a0Let me explain\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>GIVING MORE INFORMATION\n<ul>\n<li>Also,\u2026 In addition,\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>INTERJECTING\n<ul>\n<li>Uh-huh. I see. Yeah. Really? Oh? Wow. That\u2019s great. Wonderful. Cool. Interesting. That\u2019s too bad. Oh, no! I can\u2019t believe it. You\u2019re kidding. Amazing. Brilliant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>INVOLVING YOUR PARTNER\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0What do you think? How about you? Don\u2019t you agree? How do you feel? What about you? Do you have any ideas? Do you know what I mean?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>OFFERING A CORRECTION\n<ul>\n<li>Did you say,\u00a0&lt;mistake&gt;? You said\u00a0&lt;mistake&gt;,\u00a0but I think it\u2019s\u00a0&lt;say the correction&gt;.\u00a0Is it\u00a0&lt;correction&gt;? Are you sure that\u2019s right? I think you mean\u00a0&lt;correction&gt;? Don\u2019t you mean &lt;correction&gt;?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>SHOWING INTEREST\n<ul>\n<li>Uh-huh. Yeah. I know what you mean. Great. That\u2019s interesting. Unbelievable. You\u2019re kidding!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>SHOWING YOU UNDERSTAND\n<ul>\n<li>I understand. I see what you mean. I see. 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