INITIAL POST – Use the Following Headings in a single initial response as you address the following topics.

Part 1: The Conversation
• Briefly present the crucial conversation you had this week where you believe the State My Path skill would have improved the conversation
Part 2: Academic Analysis of the Discussion (Cite liberally in this section)
• Use the State My Path skills to have the conversation again (in your journal this time). I recommend the following structure for your response:
o State
o sTate
o stAte
o staTe
o statE –
Under each sub-heading, present a definition and how you could have dealt with it.
• Do you think that you could use this process in a real conversation? Would it be effective? Why or why not?