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About our decks!
Each deck has 52 cards and nearly 100 prompts on an easy to carry carabiner. Cards can be removed and exchanged between decks for easy customization for your classroom, family, or educational program.
Great for family discussions, classroom advisories, college orientations, and career exploration programs.
About Face to Face Conversations
Our History
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
From the beginning, Face to Face Conversations has been dedicated to developing ways to have engaging interactions for families, classrooms, and educational programs.
Thoughtfully designed prompts by educators and family partners that are based in research, Face to Face Conversation Starters are opening doors to communication.
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Research shows that youth who have ongoing and engaging conversations with family and trusted adults, have more resilience and ability to handle challenges. They have a stronger sense of self, are more practiced at engaging socially, and more confident in seeking information. These decks are created to get conversations started, to explore and share thoughts, values, and plans for the future.
Our Prompts
Our Philosophy
Our Prompts
The most important conversations are sometimes the hardest to begin and are most often about common topics we can take for granted. We make it easier with thoughtfully, research based, themed card decks that provide conversation starters that are simple, practical, and impactful. Take time to listen and understand. Learn and explore your
The most important conversations are sometimes the hardest to begin and are most often about common topics we can take for granted. We make it easier with thoughtfully, research based, themed card decks that provide conversation starters that are simple, practical, and impactful. Take time to listen and understand. Learn and explore your values and behaviors. Open up to new ideas. Most importantly enjoy your time together.
Face to Face Conversations card decks
Family Stories
College Preparation
Financial Literacy
Preserve the past, connect to the present.
Designed to bring generations together, this deck prompts meaningful conversations about heritage, memories, life lessons, and learning from mistakes. Because every family has stories worth telling.
Financial Literacy
College Preparation
Financial Literacy
Money smarts for everyone.
Break the ice on budgeting, saving, credit, and spending habits. These prompts make financial conversations approachable for teens, families, and financial education programs.
College Preparation
College Preparation
College Preparation
Getting there and beyond - let's talk real prep.
This deck covers the process of searching and applying to colleges - what forms are required? What checklists are invisible? Practice emotional, social, and practical sides of college life - from time management to independent values. A must-have for students and families preparing for the transition.
Career Planning
Career Planning
College Preparation
Get ready for the working world.
From interview skills to workplace values, this deck helps students and job seekers think critically and communicate clearly about their career path and interests.
Life Skills
Career Planning
Life Skills
Talk about and practice what we should know and be able to do.
Explore confidence, emotional resilience, boundaries, and more. Great for teens, young adults, and anyone growing through change.
Ideas Guide
Career Planning
Life Skills
Use your decks in multiple ways.
The 29 page ideas guide offers printable pages, game ideas, and definitions to help get the most out of each deck.
Receive a free PDF of the guide with the purchase of a set of all five decks.