Sign related items (e.g., for "carrot," sign "apple," "broccoli," then ask "that orange thing?"). Use opposites:

Acted out by showing money disappearing as someone spends it. 8. Worried:

: Many exercises in "Signing Naturally" involve a story. Start by reading through the story in your textbook. Watch any accompanying video if available. Try to understand the plot, characters, and setting.

Don't get hung up on one sign you don't know. Try to understand the context of the whole sentence first.

Students are taught five specific communication strategies to elicit a sign from a deaf person without relying on fingerspelling:

A co-worker is slow and falling behind. The narrator scolds her, but the co-worker complains to the boss, who asks the narrator to be nicer.

If you fingerspell "RUN" when you mean your nose is running, a Deaf person might think you're talking about a person running down the street. By using these strategies, you provide the necessary context to get the sign for your specific situation.