Character Playbook Vocabulary

How information is communicated. Channels can include written, spoken, or visual messages.

Making someone feel bad about themselves.

Hurt or tease others over and over through their words or actions.

Websites or apps that help you connect with other people by sharing.

Others may make you change your actions or your opinions about something.

Initiating new members into a group or team with mean, hurtful, or uncomfortable activities.

A witness to a situation. Play a positive, negative, or neutral role.

They allow you to express how another person’s behavior makes you feel in a more positive way.

Using words, actions, or gestures, to make someone feel afraid.

Saying someone caused a certain event or behavior.

Controlling what another person does or who they see.

Using another person outside the conflict, who does not take sides, to help reach a solution.

Pressuring others into doing something they don’t want to do.

Using body language, gestures, and facial expressions to get your message across.

Using your body in ways such as nodding your head, or crossing your arms to communicate.

Shifting others focus so you’re able to step in when you see someone that you want to stop.

When you try to uncover why each person involved in a conflict wants a certain thing.

Finding others to help you step in when you see something that you want to stop.

Using your arms in ways such as waving or pointing to send a message to others.

Repeating behavior that is unwanted and that makes another person feel scared or uncomfortable.

When one person or a group of people try to hurt or tease others over and over using technology.

The way we speak, including which words we emphasize.

When each person involved in a conflict eases up a bit to reach a solution.

Using parts of your face such as your eyes, eyebrows, and mouth to show emotions.

Stepping in to address a behavior that goes against your values head on.

Checking in with people after you witnessed them being involved with something bad.