Conversational Style

Observe the following nonverbal aspects of typical conversations:

A. How much gesturing goes on in general?

B. How does the transition from one speaker to the next take place? Mark an X next to one:

	speaker A starts before speaker B finishes
	speaker A starts just after speaker B finishes
	speaker A pauses before starting

C. How long does one person speak before allowing the other to speak?

D. How do people indicate they want to end the conversation?

E. How do people show disagreement?

F. How do people show displeasure with what they hear?

G. How do people show pleasure at what they are hear?

H. What is the pattern of eye contact between speaker and listener?

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