The Palette

A palette of conversational moves for study and absorption.

Preset hands combine moves for a particular conversation. Use a complete hand or draw 1–3 cards for practice.

How to work with it

Before

Constrain yourself

Pick one or two moves, or let Palette Draw deal them.

During

Notice the opening

Spot the trigger: sprawl calls for Redirecting, jargon for the Naive Question, a rehearsed answer for the Second Answer, and a pile-on for Protecting the Guest. Put your moves on the Host's Dashboard.

After

Count what you used

Mark used moves in Palette Draw and note missed triggers. Your progress page will show what you avoid.

The moves are cheap to say and hard to time.

Training

Move Roulette drills the full palette; Palette Draw carries a hand into a conversation. Each group lists its drills. You can also print the cards.

Explorations contains looser prompts and formats.