JOINING GROUP CONVERSATIONS Crossword

You need to do this in order to know what the topic is before you join
You do this at a distance by occasionally looking over toward the group without staring at them
Use this to look occupied, so it does not appear like you are eavesdropping
It has to be identified if you are going to join the conversation
Your excuse for joining the conversation (two words)
You do this around the time you start to make a bit more eye contact and you've decided to join the conversation (two words)
You wait to do this when one person stops talking and another is just beginning to talk
It has to be mentioned, for this is your reason for joining the conversation
Asking follow-up questions, answering your own questions, and sharing relevant information about yourself (two words)
Are they talking to me? Are they looking at me? (two words)
You do this after you've been talking for several minutes and you're sure you've been accepted into the conversation (two words)