Entering Discussions
What is a discussion
A Discussion is a structured conversation between two or more people who exchange ideas and thoughts.
What is the number one thing you should avoid doing in a discussion?
taking someone elses idea as your own
What is a transitional phrase
A word or phrase that connects different ideas in your text
What is body language?
The process of communicating nonverbally through conscious or unconscious gestures and movements.
To change a subject what is the first thing you should do?
State clearly that you are changing the subject
True or False?
Discussions allow for various and challenging topics to be exchanged.
True
To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something. Is an example of something you should avoid in a discussion what is it called?
Interupting
What is metacommentary defined as?
IT is a type of discourse that reflects on an existing text’s language, structure, and message to generate insight, clarity, and deeper understanding.
You come home from work and your partner is in a terrible mood and starts being argumentative with you? You can tell that they are not respecting what you are trying to say based on their body language. What types of body language might your partner be displaying?
no eye contact, interrupting, dismissive, aggressive tone.
When framing comments it is best to do what?
Best to name both the person and idea you are responding to.
When entering a discussion it is important to connect what two things?
Connect what has been previously stated with your ideas.
You should be more ___ than you would be in writing.
Explicit
In other words...
My point is...
This distinction is important because...
Are all examples of what?
Metacommentary
You are conducting a debate, and your opponent's answers are all over the place and not cohesive. This type of bad conversation style is what?
Unclear Points
True or False?
You can change the subject without indicating you are doing so.
True! You can but risk the comment becoming irrelevant rather than a seamless transition.
In one of the examples from this chapter teach presentation what did Sara say technology has done?
Sara said technology has made communication faster and more convienent
Refer back to the chapter, when you make a comment you should limit yourself to how many points? Even though you can elaborate with examples.
One point
Where in your writing can you use transitional phrases?
To start a sentence, paragraph, or an individual word.
You are working for a news station and are told you to give a report about crime in the city you live in. What good forms of discussion and body language might you want to have to be able to be as informative to the public as you can without causing panic.
Relevance, clarity, and tone.
In an oral discussion, we do need to resummarize what others have said to make sure everyone is on the same page. True or false?
True
Refer back to Chapter 13 in the class book, "They say/ I say", classroom discussions requires the same sorts of ______ and ______ that are used in many writing situations.
Disciplined moves and practices
You should avoid being redundant in a discussion, what is redundant defined as?
Unessisasry repetition or duplication
Why are transitional phrases so important in class discussions and your writing?
They show a connection between ideas and they improve your writing by offering a seamless flow of thoughts.
A couple walks into coffee shop to have a discussion about their relationship. They choose to sit at a booth. How should the couple's bodily language be so that their interaction is positive and are respecting what each other are saying?
Sitting across from each other giving one another eye contact.
What is the definition of "Framing" your comments in writing?
Framing is the way you present information to an audience and how they perceive and interpret what you say.