Kaitlyn is excited about her new job and is telling Kendra about it. How can Kendra respond to Kaitlyn in ways that confirm her? Provide at least three appropriate examples.
What will be an ideal response?
- Students can answer this question by referring to the types of confirming responses, listed below. The ones that are specifically relevant to this scenario include supportive responses, expressions of positive feeling, and compliment.
* direct acknowledgement
* agreement about judgments
* supportive response
* clarifying response
* expression of positive feeling
* compliment
- Student examples will vary.
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