This training package consists of materials for use in helping vocational rehabilitation clients develop conversational skills. The first item in the package is a trainer's manual that includes 11 lessons dealing with the following topics: when to start a conversation, the components of a conversation, greetings and opening remarks, techniques for showing interest, follow-up questions, ways of expressing a compliment, self-disclosure, techniques for ending a conversation, ways of deciding when a person does not want to talk and a review. Each lesson includes some or all of the following: a list of materials needed, trainer instructions, and a transcript of the lesson audiotape. An appendix to the guide contains a transcript of a sample student assessment tape. A set of conversation skills training cards and a set of conversation cue cards are also included in the package. (MN)