This document provides tips for talking to neighbours, including potential topics of discussion and barriers to overcome. It recommends practicing conversations alone first through thinking of instant responses to things heard on the radio. Suggested topics that neighbours may be interested in discussing include national news, education, jobs, local shops and events, food, family updates and goals. Barriers addressed are what to do if no response or needing to work something out, and overcoming a pause through rehearsal or getting more calories from daily juice.

1. TALKING TO NEIGHBOURS
Sharon Liu. 2020/12/26.
For fun. To exchange.
This also helps you, to talk
projects.

2. PRACTICE TALKING, BY USING A
SIMULATION.
• Sometimes, it is necessary to prepare
on your own, to ensure a good
performance, when on display to family
and friends.
• This can be done, by thinking a
sentence in instant talk. By which I
mean, it is possible to think up a whole
sentence of speech, in an instant.
• If this sentence, is in response to a
sentence heard, on the radio, this helps
you to prepare relevant items to say.
Listen to your Compact
Disc, or the radio.
Understand what is
being played.
Think of a sentence,
in an instant thought.
Lay down the tarot card,
or do a hand gesture.
Visualise an
image mnemonic.

3. TOPICS THAT YOUR NEIGHBOURS,
MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN.
National
News.
The vote.
Education.
Health.
Jobs.
What to buy.
The weather.
Holidays and celebrations.
The television.
Neighbourhood
Local workplaces.
Local shops.
Local produce.
Local newspaper.
Local events.
Map of the area.
Buses and trams.
Local attractions.
Family
Food and drink.
Care topics.
Messages from family.
Summary of daily progress.
Housework.
Goals.
Jobs.
Health.

4. BARRIERS TO TALKING TO
NEIGHBOURS.
• What happens, if I get no response?
• Move on to talking to the next person.
• What happens, if I need to work
something out?
• Work it out, in front of the other
person.
• What do I need to do, if I pause?
• Practice with a whiteboard, or tarot
deck, say anything, then nudge yourself
towards the right solution, by looking
at a piece of paper.
• Drink more. Buy juice, every day.
Psychological
• Lack of practice.
• Attitudinal.
Physical
• Need to go out.
• Lacking in calories.