1A Conversation Games Introduction
Any time you are in conversation with someone, there is a goal you're trying to achieve, and constraints on how to achieve it. In other words, there is a "game" being played, whether you are consciously aware of it or not.
It's important to cultivate awareness and intention of what game you're playing, for various reasons that I describe in the video below. We will use this "Conversation Game" framework for now on to think through all our issues when speaking our target language in conversation.
After watching the video, share your three biggest takeaways to the
#learn channel.
1B Intention, Action, Reflection
Our goal moving forward is to have as many conversation experiences as we can, and to get the most we can out of each conversation. To achieve this second goal, there are three things you absolutely must do: 1) set clear intentions for the conversation, 2) follow through on those intentions, and 3) reflect on the experience afterwards, so that you can better inform your next intention.
In the video below, I discuss this three-part loop in more detail. After watching it, share your 3 biggest takeaways to the
#learn channel.1C Filling out a Game Report
Before each conversation you have, write out your intentions and share them to the
#intentions channel. If you are unable to do this for any reason, at least write it down for yourself, or say it clearly out loud or in your own head. Then do your best to follow through on that intention while you are in the conversation.
Then to close the intention—>action—>reflection loop, use the template below to fill out a conversation Game Report, and share it to the #reflections channel. In the video below, I talk through each element of the Game Report and how it's designed to optimize your learning Flow. ‣