Didactic Conversation Strategies

Even though this book is addressing didactic conversations many of the strategies described are applicable to larger group conversation/presentations. For example, last night several parents became very emotional and confrontational around the issue of their child being bullied in school. In attempts to disuse the situation examples of strategies that have been used in the past to address bullying. One strategy mentioned was presenting to the class about a student’s disability. This was said with a warning about confidentiality. However, our director saw what a slippery slope this suggestion could be. She used story telling with Contrasting to assure the importance of confidentiality was understood. She talked about an incident that happened