Interpersonal Communication: Conversational Skills Pair off with another student and initiate a conversation in which one of you will express concerns about the way one of your courses is progressing or about some other matter related to your educational experience. (Make it something you are comfortable discussing with the rest of the class.) The other party in this conversation should ask a variety of direct and indirect questions to probe the causes of the problem and to brainstorm a potential solution. In a blog post or email to your instructor, summarize your experience using questions to sustain a conversation and extract useful information.