Conversation Traditions

Objectives

• Encourage conversation at house meals
• Sharing information without being too personal
• Updating others on your current life situations
• Positive thinking
• Low key resident check-in

Summary
These conversation traditions are a great way to encourage everyday in the house to have a voice. Everyone could have a turn or you could just let people volunteer. This allows residents to share information about themselves, their lives, what they see as important etc. without having to get too personal. By creating a tradition, you can also build conversation when things could get strained, weird or awkward. You can have things such as a a word of thanks - a thankful for _____ - peach, fuzz, bud - a good thing, a difficult thing, a thing you're looking forward to - or simply a good thing about the week. Another idea is to think about impact - who have you impacted someone positively this week?


Instructions
Space
Your community meal or event
Supplies

• Yourself and others!

Funding
Free as a bird
Step by Step

1. Explain the conversation tradition. Try to keep them positive.
2. Ask everyone to reflect and have a turn
3. Go around or popcorn randomly
4. Make sure everyone is listening
5. Let it floooow

Results
Residents get used to speaking during community events and also listening to each other. They learn about one another and can come to enjoy the sometimes quirky updates. There is a generally positive atmosphere at community events which is good to start/end a week on. Residents have a chance to reflect on their week and you get to hear more about your residents. Great communities can be built on great conversation.

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