Eye Contact
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Do you make eye contact while you are speaking English?
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Why is making eye contact important?
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Is making eye contact important in your culture?
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What can you learn about a person by making eye contact?
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Can you think of some situations where eye contact should not be made?
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What is the difference between staring and making eye contact?
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Why is making eye contact important in a job interview?
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The eyes have been called "the window to the soul". What do you think that means?
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In USA culture we have many 'rules' about eye contact. These are unspoken and most North Americans are not aware that we have rules.
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What is appropriate in your culture?
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What is appropriate in this culture?
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When you are telling some one something that you feel is important, what should your eye contact be.
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Is it OK if they look at something else while you are talking?
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Are there different rules for eye contact when you are addressing a person of higher status? Like the President or an elder?
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If you do not make eye contact what does that mean?
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If you make too much eye contact what does that mean?
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If you were in love what kind of eye contact would you make?
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If you were ashamed, what kind of eye contact would you make?
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If you were lying, or not telling the whole truth, what would your eye contact be like?
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If you were giving a speech or talking with a crowd what would your eye contact be like?
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If you are talking with a child and you think they are lying, do you think you could tell by looking at their eyes?
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How about an adult that you think is not telling the truth, could you tell by their eyes?
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What are the rules for males and females talking to each other?
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If a woman looks directly at a man is she being too forward or sexually aggressive?
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