Twocharacters are discussing something but they're discussing two totally different things. Their actions and responses — vague enough to be applied to either topic — happen to match up so well, though, that neither notices for some time, if at all. A common scenario in comedies. Expect one of the 'conversations' to be sex-related.
Dialogue writing for new fiction authors can sometimes pose a in fact, writing dialogue is easy as long as you follow a few simple you need to do is make sure that you are consistent in your tense usage and it is possible to write dialogue in both past and present is dialogue?You want to show your readers what your characters think and dialogue will communicate the personality and emotions of your general rule of thumb is to write the way people you want to have your character speaking in the most natural voice one of your characters will have their own will help you create unique character profiles in your you need to be careful, especially with your consistency in you are new to dialogue writing, one of the best pieces of advice is to read your dialogue is the easiest way to make sure that what you write sounds natural and has the right emotion in your let’s look at how you can use tenses in your dialogue writing tensesThe most common form you see is a dialogue using the past is the standard he said, she said style that you see in most fiction novels or even short it is possible to use simple present tense dialogue. You write your dialogue using present tenses and change the dialogue tag to she says, he the past tense dialogue is the most common, it’s up to you which one you is an extra possibility when you use reported speech within your form incorporates the use of the past course, once you decide on a tense form, you need to use it consistently and not mix your at the examples below to see the difference between present tense and past tense tense dialogue examplesStanding at my friend’s birthday party, we are just having so much fun.“Hey, Kate,” says Lorraine.“How is your birthday going so far?” I ask.“It’s going great, and I just want to thank you for all your help,” Loraine tense dialogue examplesLast week I was at Lorraine’s house for her birthday had so much fun, and at the end of the party, Lorraine called me aside and said we needed to talk.“What do you want to talk about?” I asked.“I just wanted to thank you for all your help with the party,” Lorraine said.“Oh, it was nothing. All I did was pick up the balloons,” I tagsInstead of explaining through your narrative, you can create emotion, feelings, and atmosphere with your written can use a lot of dialogue tags, but the most common one is the verb it is non-emotive, it is a safe tag to mark dialogue changes from one character to tend to read through this tag without there are many other words for said, such as screamed, observed, cried, and denied, to name a word choice can help you be more specific about the character’s emotions when they say are often necessary to help readers understand the emotion of dialogue, but you should avoid overusing only two characters are talking, you might want to omit the if there are three characters in the conversation, you definitely need to use tags to identify who is dialogue tagsIf you decide not to add a tag to a line of your dialogue, the reader must be able to assume who is speaking.“I’m not sure if I should apply for this job,” Ryan said.“Is it a good salary?” Mary asked.“Yes, it’s much more than I am getting paid now.”“Well, what are you worried about? Apply for it is and see how you get on.”“I suppose you’re right.”In this example, there is no need for tags after the first two the two characters are identified, it is clear who is speaking in the long as each utterance starts on a new line, it is easy for a reader to adverbsIn good dialogue writing, it is always best to avoid adding adverbs to your is a very common writing fault for new writers of King famously said, “the road to hell is paved with adverbs.”Whenever you use an adverb, find a better way to communicate the emotion you are trying to said quietly. PoorShe whispered. BetterHe shouted loudly. PoorHe bellowed. BetterShe said sadly. PoorShe moaned. BetterYou can almost always communicate your message without the use of to over-explain in a dialogue tag is weak writing and can cause distraction from the flow of your best rule is to keep your tags as simple as possible. Your storyline should be more than enough for your reader to writing punctuationThere are a variety of punctuation rules for one basic rule is easy to follow. When formatting dialogue, the comma is inside the not only the comma. You need to include any punctuation within your quotation marks.“That’s all I need right now.”“What are you doing?”“Don’t do it!”“I don’t know if I can do it,” he you can see, when you use a question mark, exclamation, period full stop, or comma, they are always before the closing quotation you use a tag before an utterance, the same rule applies. However, there is an extra comma after the said, “I’m ready to go now.”Michael asked, “How much is a ticket to London?”Lee screamed, “That’s it. I quit!”Quotation marks for dialogueThis is a personal choice for many prefer to use curly double quotation marks, others might prefer double can also use single quotation marks. These are becoming popular in ebooks, is the choice to use no quotation Tim Winton’s book, Cloudstreet, he uses no quotation marks at all in the must admit it was a bit disconcerting when I first started reading the after a while, I quite enjoyed the change and had no problem understanding the and punctuating dialogue is not a difficult task at all, even for a new fiction you need to do is follow the basics. You will probably choose to write your dialogue using the past you can experiment and try using dialogue in present tense using present simple and present continuous you are writing, don’t worry too much about the can always check and correct issues when it comes time to read and edit your you can save yourself a lot of time by remembering to include any punctuation before the closing quotation it a habit, and your writing will flow more far, the most vital part of great dialogue writing is to use it to show your story rather than telling it in your reading How To Maintain Tense Control In Your Writing
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A snippet from the Android Activities documentscroll down to the "foreground lifetime" line says An activity can frequently transition in and out of the foreground—for example, onPause is called when the device goes to sleep or when a dialog appears. I don't quite understand this. Under what circumstances should this happen? Is onPause called only if the context of the dialog in question is different from the activity on top of which the dialog is to be displayed? EDIT Adding code sample to illustrate my doubt in detail Going by the above-mentioned quote from document, should my activity's onPause method get called when the AlertDialog or just the Dialog in the following code gets displayed? Should I see the "onPause called" log entry when the dialog is displayed? But I don't see that happen. And it shouldn't either, if I have understood the Android life cycle correctly! So, what's the document pointing at then? public class LifeCycleTestActivity extends Activity { private static final String TAG = "LifeCycleTest"; /** Called when the activity is first created. */ Override public void onCreateBundle savedInstanceState { setContentView Button btn = Button findViewById OnClickListener { Override public void onClickView v { "onClick"; AlertDialog dialog = new Clicked on the button"; "OK", new { Override public void onClickDialogInterface dialog, int which { } }; /* Dialog dialog = new Dialog */ } }; } Override protected void onPause { "onPause called"; } Override protected void onResume { "onResume called"; } } Lab5 Lab 5-2A Q1 What do you think would happen if you didn't update the data types in Tableau before you perform your analysis? You would replace the data source dialog box, and select. current data source and replacement data source to replace without losing formatting. End of preview. Want to read all 4 pages?
Source wollyvonwolleroy/Pixabay It has now been two years since my post “The Crisis of Meaning”—which introduced and drew upon the wisdom of psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl, author of the classic book, Man’s Search for Meaning1—was published on this site. To be sure, the various symptoms of this crisis—among individuals, organizations, and societies—continue to persist, and humanity’s call for meaning can still be heard loud and clear. So what can we, individually and collectively, do to answer the call? Besides serving as a conceptual starting point, I propose that the process of authentic dialogue offers an antidote to this existential crisis. In this regard, the Ancient Greeks advanced what they referred to as a common education “to heal disunion and division of spirit,” and, importantly, viewed dialogue as a way to build a spiritual community not to be confused with church and religion. In turn, this kind of meaningful connection between citizens, especially between the governed and the governors, increased the likelihood of identifying and achieving aims that best served the common good. Now fast forward to today’s highly polarized world. I suspect that most readers would agree that humanity would benefit from a similar approach as that espoused and practiced by the Ancient Greeks, one that provided a “common education” and leveraged the process of authentic dialogue to heal the disunion and division of spirit that currently exists. These days we frequently hear people throwing out phrases like “Let’s dialogue,” “Let’s have an authentic conversation,” “Let’s have a convo,’” “Let’s talk,” etc., which may, intended or not, leave the impression that actual dialogue is going to take place. While this kind of invitation to engage with others is commendable and, to be sure, much needed in the contemporary era, even the very best of intentions is not enough to make it happen. We need to dig deeper in order to understand why the process of engaging in authentic dialogue is easier said than done, as well as uncover what this particular kind of meaningful engagement between people actually means and implies. Let’s begin to address this challenge by first seeking to understand the meaning of the word dialogue at its “root” level. The word actually comes from two Greek words—dia, meaning “through,” and logos, most frequently but only roughly translated in English as “the meaning.” Upon closer examination, the various translations of the word "logos," a common Greek word λγο, reveal that it has deep spiritual roots. In fact, the concept of logos can be found in most of the great works describing the history of Christianity, as well as throughout the literature on religion and Western philosophy. In this regard, one of the first references to logos as “spirit” came from the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, around 500 The logos of Heraclitus has been interpreted in various ways, as “logical,” as “meaning,” and as “reason," but, as the German philosopher Martin Heidegger pointed out, “What can logic ... do if we never begin to pay heed to the logos and follow its initial unfolding?” To Heraclitus, this “initial unfolding” viewed the logos as responsible for the harmonic order of the universe, as a cosmic law which declared that “One is All, and Everything is One.” The doctrine of the logos was the linchpin of the religious thinking by the Jewish philosopher, Philo of Alexandria, who, while not always consistent in his use of the term, clearly established it as belonging only to the “spiritual” realm. Indeed, Philo sometimes suggested that logos is the “highest idea of God that human beings can attain ... higher than a way of thinking, more precious than anything that is merely thought.” For Philo, the logos was Divine, it was the source of energy from which the human soul became manifest. Consistent with the logocentric character of Philo’s thought, “It is through the Logos and the Logos alone that man is capable of participating in the Divine.” Moreover, Philo’s confidence in the human mind rests on the self-assurance that the human intellect is ultimately related to the divine Logos, “being an imprint, or fragment or effulgence of that blessed nature, or ... being a portion of the divine ether.” To Philo, the origins of logos as “spirit” were clearly well-documented in the writings of the early Greek philosophers and the theologians of his era. This kind of interpretation of logos also received attention more recently in Karen Armstrong's bestseller, A History of God, in which she notes that St. John had made it clear that Jesus was the Logos and, moreover, that the Logos was God. Herein, however, lies the difficulty associated with engaging people in “authentic dialogue"—it cannot and will not happen if we are “prisoners of our thoughts.”2 In this connection, I learned a long time ago that you can never connect meaningfully with others if you believe that you have a monopoly on truth. A true dialogue will only occur if the participating stakeholders are willing to enter the spiritual realm of the logos and “converse,” if you will, on this deeper level. Cognitive, so-called “knowledge-based” interactions, which can be described as discussions or ordinary conversations, are not enough for authentic dialogue to occur. One must be open and willing to entertain a diversity of thought and discover a common ground by going to a higher ground It is time to return to the literal meaning of psychology—the study of the soul—and apply it to all aspects of life, work, and society. Interpreting logos in this way, that is, viewing it as a manifestation of spirit or soul, carries with it significant implications, both conceptual and Authentic dialogue, as a concept, takes on a new and deeper meaning when it is perceived as a group’s accessing a larger pool of common spirit through a distinctly spiritual connection between the members. This suggests more than just collective thinking, although dialogue certainly is a determinant of such a holistic process. Spirit flowing through and resonating among the participants in true dialogue leads to collective thinking, which, in turn, facilitates a common understanding, thereby resulting ideally in what we now refer to as collective learning. Authentic dialogue enables individuals to acknowledge that they each are part of a greater whole, that they naturally resonate with others within this whole, and that the whole is, indeed, greater than the sum of its various parts. As participants in such a holistic process, together they can produce greater results than they would just as individuals without this meaningful connection. References 1. Frankl, Viktor E. 1984. Man’s Search for Meaning, 3rd ed. New York, NY Simon and Schuster/Pocket Books. 3. It is interesting to note that Viktor Frankl shared this interpretation of the common Greek word logos, which he told me was the basis for calling his unique system of psychotherapy, “Logotherapy.” Moreover, in Dr. Frankl’s book, The Doctor and the Soul, he wrote the following “A psychotherapy which not only recognizes man’s spirit, but actually starts from it may be termed logotherapy. In this connection, logos is intended to signify the spiritual’ and, beyond that, the meaning.’” It should also not come as a surprise that one of the main techniques used in Frankl's System of Logotherapy is Socratic Dialogue.
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Cavan Images / Getty Images Updated on August 08, 2019 Making the choice to use "will" or "going to" is difficult for many ESL students. This lesson focuses on providing context for students so that they can understand the basic difference between something that is planned for the future use of "going to" and a spontaneous decision use of "will". Students first study a short dialog and answer some questions. After this, students give answers to a number of questions which elicit either 'will' or 'going to'. Finally, students get together for some small talk to practice. ESL Lesson Plan Aim Developing a deeper understanding of the use of the future with 'will' and 'going to'Activity Dialog reading, follow-up questions, small talkLevel lower-intermediate to intermediate Outline Start the lesson by asking some questions with 'will' and 'going to'. Be sure to mix the questions up. For example​ What do you think will happen at school tomorrow?, What are you going to do after school today?, What will you do if you don't understand this lesson?, Where are you going to travel on your next vacation? Ask students to reflect on the questions you asked. Which forms did you use? Can they explain why? Pass out the dialog and ask the students to read through and answer the questions. As a group, correct the questions and ask students to explain why certain questions used 'will' and others 'going to'. A further possibility is to ask students to highlight the sections of the dialog that used 'will' and those that used 'going to'. Ask them to explain why. Have students write out answers to the question sheet. Go around the room to help individual students and check that students are answering using the correct form. As a class, elicit answers from various students. When appropriate, ask students to elaborate on their answers in order to give them a further chance to use these forms. Ask students to use the small talk questions with each other in pairs or in small groups. Optional homework Ask students to prepare a short paragraph on their future plans for study, hobbies, marriage, etc. Use of 'going to'. Ask them to write out a few predictions about the future of their lives, the country, the current political party, etc. future with 'will' Dialogue Exercise 1 The Party Martha What horrible weather today. I'd love to go out, but I think it will just continue Oh, I don't know. Perhaps the sun will come out later this I hope you're right. Listen, I'm going to have a party this Saturday. Would you like to come?Jane Oh, I'd love to come. Thank you for inviting me. Who's going to come to the party?Martha Well, a number of people haven't told me yet. But, Peter and Mark are going to help out with the cooking!Jane Hey, I'll help, too!Martha Would you? That would be great!Jane I'll make lasagna!Martha That sounds delicious! I know my Italian cousins are going to be there. I'm sure they'll love Italians? Maybe I'll bake a cake...Martha No, no. They're not like that. They'll love Well, if you say so... Is there going be a theme for the party?Martha No, I don't think so. Just a chance to get together and have I'm sure it'll be lots of But I'm going to hire a clown!Jane A clown! You're kidding No, no. As I child, I always wanted a clown. Now, I'm going to have a clown at my own I'm sure everyone will have a good That's the plan! Follow-Up Questions What do they think about the weather?What does Martha have to share?What are Peter and Mark going to do?What does Jane offer to do?How does Jane react to the news about the Italian cousins?What special plan is there?Why does Martha want a clown?Does Martha know exactly how many people are going to come? If yes, how many. If not, why not?How does Jane think people will react to the clown?Is there a theme for the party? Dialogue Exercise 2 Questions Tell me about your future plans for work or important event do you think will happen soon?Your friend needs some help with some homework. What do you say?Tell me about your plans for this coming this sentence If I don't understand this exercise ...What do you think future English lessons will be about?
Getoff your chair and out from behind your desk. Go as a group to where the problem exists, and examine it from every angle. There's something special about being where the solution needs to happen. Then you can apply your favorite problem-solving method. So, task 11: Engage team members in active problem-solving.
when does the dialog happen? when does the dialog happen?​ 1When does the dialog probably happen? 2Who do you think deswita is? 3What are they talking about? 4How will they conduct the event? How do you know? 5Wat will happen if the referee is titinada fair?​ 1When does the obrolan probably happen? 2Who do you think deswita is? 3What are they talking about? 4How will they conduct the event? How do you know? 5Wat will happen if the referee is not fair?​ Jawaban PEMBAHASAN = The Dialog probably happens in the afternoon = Deswita is a leader of osis = They are talking about the plan of the interschool futsal competition = They will bedak to Mr. Rizal as their PE teacher and they will choose fair ones of the referee to avoid bad happenings = From the conversation between Deswita, Randy and Mario = if the referee is not fair, the participants will be angry etc. Pelajari juga Soal Tentang Interlokusi OSIS yang lain Detil Jawaban when do you think the dialog happen ? when does the dialog happen? artinya bilamana obrolan itu terjadi? & terus mana dialognya? when does the dialog happen?​ Jawaban where’s the dialog? T_T 1When does the dialog probably happen? 2Who do you think deswita is? 3What are they talking about? 4How will they conduct the event? How do you know? 5Wat will happen if the referee is not fair?​ P e n e r j e m a h a n 1 Kapan obrolan mungkin terjadi? 2 Menurut Anda, siapakah deswita? 3 Segala yg mereka bicarakan? 4 Bagaimana mereka akan menyelenggarakan acara tersebut? Bagaimana Dia tahu? 5 Apa yg akan terjadi jika wasit tak adil? j a w a b a lengkung langit n y a p i k i r s e n d i r i y h s o a l x g a k a d t e k s x 1When does the obrolan probably happen?2Who do you think deswita is?3What are they talking about?4How will they conduct the event? How do you know?5Wat will happen if the referee is not fair?​ Jawaban 1. The Dialog probably happens in the afternoon 2. Deswita is a leader of OSIS 3. They are talking about the plan of the interschool futsal competition 4. They will talk to Mr. Rizal as their PE teacher and they will choose fair ones of the referee to avoid bad happenings. From the conversation between Deswita, Randy and Mario 5. if the referee is not fair, the participants will be angry etc. PEMBAHASAN 1. When does the obrolan probably happen? Kapan kemungkinan obrolan itu terjadi? = The Dialog probably happens in the afternoon Dialog itu kemungkinan terjadi di siang hari Penjelasan Karena rapat osis kebanyakan terjadi di sekolah, setelah radu pembelajaran & peluang di [siang musim]. 2. Who do you think deswita is? Menurutmu siapa deswita itu? = Deswita is a leader of osis Deswita yakni seorang kepala/majikan osis Penjelasan Karena pada awal teks, Deswita yg membeberkan berapatan Deswita yg menunjuk jabatan & di tamat wacana, Deswita berterimakasih atas kedatangan anggota OSIS 3. What are they talking about? Apa yg mereka bicarakan? = They are talking about the plan of the interschool futsal competition Mereka semenjana membicarakan rencana kompetisi futsal antar sekolah Penjelasan Terwalak lega kalimat mulanya Deswita yg menyatakan bahwa mereka sedang berdiskusi ihwal planning tersebut. 4. • How will they conduct the event? Bagaimana mereka akan mengadakan programa? = They will talk to Mr. Rizal as their PE teacher and they will choose fair ones of the referee to avoid bad happenings Mereka akan mengatakan dgn Pak Rizal selaku guru olahraga mereka & mereka akan menentukan wasit yg objektif untuk menghindr hal buruk • How do you know? Bagaimana ananda tahu? = From the conversation between Deswita, Randy and Mario Dari Percakapan antara Deswita, Randy & Mario Penjelasan Karena dlm mengadakan sebuah program harus suka-suka ijin Selain itu mesti bisa mengidas wasit yg adil agar hal jelek tak terjadi 5. What will happen if the referee is not fair? Segala apa yg akan terjadi bila hakim tak independen? = if the referee is titinada fair, the participants will be angry etc. Jika wasit lain adil para peserta akan berang dll Penjelasan Hal-kejadian terburuk akan terjadi dikala penengah curang riuk satunya yakni kicauan yg akan Timbul dr para akseptor. ___________________________ Pelajari pula Cak bertanya Tentang Percakapan OSIS yang lain Wargamasyarakatorg . === Semoga Membantu === Detil Jawaban Mapel Bahasa Inggris Materi Reading Kategori Conversation Level JHS Kode Soal 5 Kode Kategorisasi BackToSchool2019 when do you think the dialog happen ? Jawaban Kemujaraban dr when do you think the dialog happens yakni “pron bila menurutmu percakapannya terjadi.” Mandu menjawab tanya di atas adalah “I think the obrolan happens …”. Penjelasan Karena pada soal lain dilengkapi dgn obrolan, maka aku sekadar boleh menerjemahkannya belaka. Cak bertanya yg serupa dgn pertanyaan di atas yg n kepunyaan makna yg sama yakni Where do you think the dialog takes place? Where does the obrolan probably happen? Pelajari lebih jauh adapun hipotetis pertanyaan & soal yg serupa dgn tanya di atas pada https//Wargamasyarakatorg . BelajarBersamaBrainly Tomake it easier and more effective for you to get in early on shaping the buyer's vision, and take advantage of that 74 percent win rate, follow these three tactics: 1) Target market prospects with similar issues; 2) Capitalize on trigger events; and 3) Focus on changes in management. Leadership fails without objective, honest input. As leaders, we need to solicit input and ensure that the people we are talking with know what we are looking for. Think about the number of times you have walked out of a meeting and thought, “Great, another meeting and no decision.” Or, maybe it went the other way, “How could she make a decision, when she has even talked to us about the issues?” This is one of the most common failures in decision making—not distinguishing between dialog and discussion. The Difference Between Dialog and Discussion Most of us have experience with dialog. Unfortunately, it is often restricted to our personal lives. It happens over coffee, beer, wine, or some other beverage and usually between friends as we are talking about potential jobs, places to live, maybe a new car, possibly some philosophical topic that we are grappling with, or some other future activity. We talk pros and cons, we make jokes, and we imagine the unimaginable. Our goal is not arriving at a conclusion or making a decision. We are simply talking and exploring options and ideas. We are trying to understand. This distinction is rooted in the etymology of the word. Dialog comes from dia- meaning "across, between" as in diameter and legein or "speak," as in lecture, lexicon, and legible. Contrary to some beliefs, a dialog is not limited to two people. That is a confusion between “dia-” and “di-,” the latter meaning two. Luckily, dialog can happen at work. It needs to happen more. We need to stop making abrupt decisions and asking more questions. This way decisions are made based on a full compliment of data. If the right people are not involved, though, dialog can be counterproductive. We have all been in a brainstorming session where at the end we know our ideas are going nowhere. We know the culture will not “hear” our input or the communication channels are simply not in place to assimilate it. By the end of the meeting, the general feeling is “that was great, but a waste of time.” If lucky, someone volunteers to search for a sponsor. Some conduit has to be in place for new ideas to be presented people who can facilitate a decision-making discussions. Discussion Results Decisions Unlike dialog, a discussion’s goal is to make a decision. Discussion’s etymological roots are dis- meaning "apart" as in disassemble and quatere or "to break" as in quash. The result is "talking over as in a debate." Debates imply that one option prevails—a decision. Discussion creates an atmosphere of percussive statements of direction and creating solid arguments in order to come to a final answer or conclusion. Dialog is nothing without discussion. As mentioned, we have all seen great ideas wither, as there was no path to an implementation decision. Innovative ideas founder, frustrating good employees who eventually quit. You can recognize these cultures by their lack of action and demoralized teams. Dialog Before Discussion The converse of dialog with no discussion is equally disastrous. In companies where decisions are made with no dialog, the quality of the decisions plummet, money is lost, reaction times lengthens, and only winners are the company's competition. One-sided discussions held in executive suites or within a closed circle of managers result in decisions with little real-life input. Executives who make decisions devoid of input from the employees who implement those decisions are cast as arrogant and chasing the elusive shiny ball. These "leaders" are ignoring their most valuable resource—their employees. Real leaders know they need current experience, firsthand knowledge, and buy-in from their troops to avoid making ill conceive decisions. Dialog precedes discussion. Work With Your Team Leaders listen to their teams. Leaders create environments that get the quiet people talking, eliminate blame, and create opportunities for spontaneous interactions. Every meeting should has clear intentions. People need to know whether they are in a dialog or discussion. Leaders implement numerous communication channels to handle a wide range of work schedules and address remote teams ensuring people are heard. Leaders know how to make decisions, even unpopular ones, that employees support. Success Through Transparency Dialog and discussion create the transparency that organizations need to promote honesty and integrity, motivate teams, and enable innovation. Clear communication, defined expectations, and known direction are a requirement. Combine dialog and discussion with other leadership attributes that have been discussed in this series leadership strategies, promoting conversation, listening to people, the nine leadership traits, and eliminating blame and you can make teams and careers, especially your own, flourish. Learn More Learn more about filling the gaps in your organization in my latest book, Filling Execution Gaps. It covers the six gaps that cause projects to fail—an absence of “common understanding,” goal-project misalignment, lackluster leadership, ineffective governance, disengaged executive sponsors, and poor change management. Filling Execution Gaps addresses the sources of these gaps, and how to fill them. Without any one of these important functions, projects fail. Without change management, adoption suffers. Without common understanding, there is confusion. Without goals, business units, and capabilities aligned, execution falters. Without executive sponsorship, decisions languish. Too little governance allows bad things to happen, while too much governance creates overburdening bureaucracy. Without leadership at all levels of the organization, people are directionless. Using decades of experience, years of research, and interviews with hundreds of business leaders, Todd Williams illustrates how to fill these gaps, meet corporate goals, and increase value. Each chapter of the book is a master-class in strategy deployment! Todd ingeniously brings together the critical elements of the strategy execution puzzle, revealing with remarkable clarity the pathway to implementation success. Claudio Miers, Managing Partner, Pitcairn Partners Anincreasing number of countries are addressing the legacy of past human rights abuse within their borders, and are resorting to transitional justice as a means of doing so.

By Last updated June 15, 2023 What does a typical conversation between two friends sound like in English? This may not be something you’ve covered in your English textbook or classes, but after all, it’s what every English learner aims to do Have a casual conversation in English! In this post, you’ll see and hear! six examples of a typical conversation between friends. By exposing yourself to these examples, you’ll feel more confident in your ability to engage in small talk, make plans and have personal conversations. Contents Greetings and Small Talk Conversation 1 Conversations Between Friends Conversation 2 Meeting Up with a Friend at a Restaurant Making Plans with Friends Conversation 1 Inviting a Friend for a Movie Conversation 2 Making Plans for a Get-together Having Personal Conversations with Friends Conversation 1 A Friend’s Advice Conversation 2 Talking About Opinions on a Book Download This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you can take anywhere. Click here to get a copy. Download Greetings and Small Talk Some people think of small talk unimportant, expected conversation as being shallow not honest or “real”. But it’s something that we do to make each other comfortable. For example, asking about someone’s job or how they’re doing is a way of showing that you care, and these questions can lead to more personal and interesting conversation. It’s true that close friends may not use small talk as much as people who don’t know each other well. But there are still times when using small talk with friends makes sense. For example, if you meet an old friend who you haven’t seen in a long time, or if you’re meeting with a friend who you just don’t see every day. Let’s look at a couple of conversations below to see what those situations might sound like. Conversation 1 Conversations Between Friends Here, we’re actually going to look at a video clip that contains two conversations. This clip can also be found on FluentU with interactive subtitles and a transcript with playable audio. With the FluentU language program, you can watch over 1,000 authentic videos like this one with personalized learning tools to improve your English in a fun and engaging way. You’ll find plenty of casual conversations to add to these six examples and get more familiar with what they sound like. Let’s read along to the conversations in the above video Sam Oh? Bob! Bob Hey Sam! Good to see you! Sam How’s it going? Bob Yeah, good. Working a lot. And you? Sam I went back to school. Bob Good for you! Mike and Jim Jim Mike? Mike Jim? Jim What have you been up to? Mike Working a lot. Jim That sounds hard. Mike How’s the family? Jim Everyone is good. Thanks! Now, let’s look at some useful phrases from the dialogues above. Useful Phrases “Good to see you!” This is a nice way to greet someone when you haven’t seen them in a while. “How’s it going?” This is a common greeting in English, like “How are you?” Don’t be surprised if you say this to someone and they don’t respond, or say “Yeah, how’s it going?” back. Bob replies to this question with “Yeah, good.” This might seem a little weird because Sam didn’t ask a yes or no question. But in this case, “yeah” doesn’t have any special meaning. It’s just a way to acknowledge Sam’s question and move on. “Good for you!” This is a nice way to congratulate a friend on their successes or accomplishments. Conversation 2 Meeting Up with a Friend at a Restaurant Small talk can happen with close friends who you see regularly and with friends you don’t see as often. Here’s an example of a conversation that could happen between two friends who know each other pretty well. Nathan Hey, Alicia? Alicia Oh hey, I didn’t see you there. Did you already get a table? Nathan Yeah, right over here. Alicia I’m glad we had time to meet up. Nathan Me too. So, what’s going on? Alicia Oh, not much. You? Nathan Not much. Hey, how did your interview go? Wasn’t that today? Alicia Oh, yeah. I think it went well. I don’t know if I got the job yet, but they said they would call in a few days. Nathan Well, I’m sure you did great. Good luck. Alicia Thanks. I’m just happy that it’s over. I was really nervous about it. Nathan I can understand that. I get nervous before interviews, too. Alicia Well, thanks for being supportive. I appreciate it. Nathan Sure, no problem. Useful Phrases “I’m glad we had time to meet up.” If you’re meeting a friend you don’t see every day, this is a nice way of saying that you appreciate them making an effort to see you. Other ways of saying this could be, “Thanks for making time to see me” or “We should do this more often.” “What’s going on?” Like with “How’s it going?” the other person might not always reply to this question. If they do, they’ll probably either actually tell you what’s going on, or just say, “Not much.” In the conversation above, Nathan and Alicia both say “not much” is going on with them, but then they end up talking about Alicia’s interview. This is pretty common. A person might sometimes even reply “not much,” and then immediately start talking about all the things that actually are going on. “I can understand that.” This is a good phrase to acknowledge a friend’s feelings or opinions. “Sure, no problem.” This is a casual way of saying “You’re welcome” when someone thanks you. Making Plans with Friends To see your friends in the first place, you have to make plans with them. Here are a couple of conversations that show how that could go. Conversation 1 Inviting a Friend for a Movie John Hello, Bob! Bob Hi, John! John Are you free this weekend? Bob I think so, why? John Want to see a movie? Bob Sure. John Great! Useful Phrases “Are you free this weekend?” This is a friendly, common way to open a conversation when you’re going to ask someone to do something with you. Conversation 2 Making Plans for a Get-together In the conversation above, Bob and John decide to see a movie together. But they don’t decide on what to see, or an exact time. Hopefully, they’ll talk about this later—otherwise, they won’t know what they’re doing! Below, we’ll look at a more detailed conversation about making plans. Trudy Hey, so I’m having a party at my place next weekend. Do you want to come? Ruth Sure! That sounds like fun. Who else is coming? Trudy Let’s see. I think it’s going to be Jerome, Talia, Anna, Juan, Celeste, Michelle and possibly Jamie. It’s not really going to be a party, more like a small get-together. I’m cooking dinner, and we can just hang out. Ruth What time should I be there? Trudy Oh, anytime between 6 and 7 would be fine. Ruth Can I bring anything? Trudy Oh, don’t worry about it. I have everything covered. Ruth Can I at least bring a bottle of wine? Trudy Well, I’m not going to say no to wine. I’m sure that would be appreciated. Ruth I’ll do that, then. Thanks for inviting me. Useful Phrases “That sounds like fun.” If someone invites you to an event, or just invites you to do something with them, this is a nice way to say “yes.” “Can I bring anything?” In the and some other English-speaking areas, this is a polite question to ask if someone invites you to a dinner, party or holiday event where there’s going to be food. It’s usually appropriate and sometimes even expected! to ask this question even if the person who invited you is a close friend or family member. Having Personal Conversations with Friends Once you’ve made plans and greeted your friends, all that’s left to do is just… well, be a friend. Friends go to each other for help, for advice and when they want to share their opinions and experiences. Conversations that are more personal are usually less structured and follow fewer rules. But there are still phrases that English speakers tend to use a lot in personal conversations, and there are still certain speech patterns we follow to show support for our friends. Let’s look at some examples. Conversation 1 A Friend’s Advice Makayla Hi, Gemma. You look terrible! Gemma Hey, Makayla. Mmm, I haven’t slept. Makayla Are you OK? What’s the matter? Gemma Well, you know that photo I sent to Clare on Friday night? Makayla Yeah? Gemma Well, she sent it to Justin. Makayla Oh no! How could she do that? It obviously was only for her. Gemma I know! I thought she’d find it funny. Makayla Well, it was quite funny. But you didn’t expect her to send it to anyone. Gemma No, of course not! Especially not Justin! Oh, it’s so embarrassing! Makayla Ah well, don’t worry. I know how you feel, though. Gemma And what if he puts it on Facebook or something? What if my mum sees it? Makayla No no, don’t worry. He won’t. It’s not that interesting for him or anyone else, to be honest. Gemma But what if he does? Makayla He won’t. But maybe ask Clare to speak to Justin… Get him to delete the photo? Gemma Yeah, maybe. But that might just make him even more interested. Makayla Yeah, true. Gemma What do you think I should do? Makayla Mmm… I’d just try to forget about it if I were you. Gemma But I’m so annoyed with Clare! Makayla Maybe speak to Clare, tell her how you feel. She shouldn’t be sharing people’s private photos. Gemma Okay, yeah. Thanks for the advice, Makayla. I’ll talk to her. Makayla Good idea. And don’t worry. Just be careful and don’t send any more embarrassing photos! Gemma Yeah, I know, I know. I won’t. Note The dialogue above is in British English. The only difference in how this conversation might go in American English is that Gemma would probably say “mom” instead of “mum.” Also, Americans tend to use “quite” less than British people. Useful Phrases “Are you okay?” / “What’s the matter?” The above two phrases are good for checking on your friends if it seems like something might be wrong. “What do you think I should do?” It isn’t always obvious when you’re looking for advice, in any language. If you want to know what a friend thinks you should do in a situation, just ask like this! “I know how you feel.” This is a good general phrase for showing sympathy, and it might not always be used literally. For example, we have no idea if Makayla really does know how Gemma feels. But what Makayla seems to be saying is that Gemma’s feelings still matter, even if the situation itself isn’t that bad. However, you may want to be careful of using this phrase if someone is telling you about a situation that you obviously can’t understand personally. In a case like that, it could seem rude and self-centered. Instead, you can say, “That sounds terrible.” Conversation 2 Talking About Opinions on a Book Friends can help you when you’re having problems. They’re also there to listen when you just want to talk about your feelings and opinions. Nina So I don’t know what you thought about the book, but I had a lot of mixed feelings about it. Sean Oh, really? Like what? Nina Well, I thought the main character’s situation was interesting, but his attitude toward women bothered me. Sean I can see that. It definitely seemed like he had some problems with women. Nina I would have liked to understand how that started. I mean, the book didn’t go into too much detail about why he felt that way. Sean I agree with that. I think the author could have handled that part better. I did enjoy the descriptions, though. Nina Oh yes, the writing was beautiful! That just made me more disappointed in the character. Sean Well, this is just my opinion, but maybe the character would have been easier to understand if the writing had been simpler. It seemed like the author spent a lot of time on the descriptions when he could have spent more time on the character’s thoughts. Nina I’m not sure if I agree with that. I just think that the writing could have been more thoughtful while still being beautiful, if that makes sense. Sean That does make sense. I think maybe the problem for me is just that not much actually happened. Nina You’re right about that. There wasn’t much of a story. Sean I still enjoyed parts of the book, though. Nina Oh, I did, too. And I appreciate hearing your point of view. Useful Phrases “I don’t know what you thought about…” This is a nice way to let someone know that you would be open to hearing their thoughts. “I can see that.” This is a good way to acknowledge someone’s thoughts, whether or not you agree with them. “I agree with that.” / “I’m not sure if I agree with that.” “I’m not sure if I agree with that” is nicer than “I don’t agree with you.” “…if that makes sense.” This is a common way that people end sentences when giving their opinions or explaining something. Often, this has the meaning of “Does that make sense?” or “Do you understand what I mean?” Good friendships are rewarding and worthwhile, no matter what language you speak. Hopefully, the above conversations between two friends have given you a better idea of how to communicate and connect with your English-speaking friends. Download This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you can take anywhere. Click here to get a copy. Download

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