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Friday, July 11, 2008

Communication Matters: “That’s not What I Meant!”: The Sciolinguistics of Everyday Conversation by Deborah Tannen [audiobook]

Communication MattersLectures Description

ISBN- 1402547730
1402547749 (text)
1402547330 (sound discs)

These lectures address the various aspects and implications of “conversational style.” They look at the dynamics of specific situations, such as the workplace and classroom, where the role of conversational style is of particular importance.

Contents of the Audio Lectures and pdf Course Guide:

Lecture 1. Conversational style: the power of language in your life

Lecture 2. Linguistic signals, devices, and rituals

Lecture 3. Framing and reframing: how metamessages frame meaning

Lecture 4. Power and solidarity: the interplay of hierarchy and connection


Lecture 5. Indirectness: the ways and whys we communicate meaning not in so many ways

Lecture 6. The rhythms of talk: pacing, pausing, silence, and interruption

Lecture 7. Listenership: conversation as a joint production

Lecture 8. Agonism: programmed contentiousness, ritualized opposition

Lecture 9. Gender: women and men talking

Lecture 10. Apologies in private and public contexts

Lecture 11. Talking at work: institutional and interactional power

Lecture 12. The classroom: talking in school

Lecture 13. Politics: talk in the public arena

Lecture 14. What to do with what you’ve learned.

This is a must listen lectures for every executive and each of that person who want to improve upon everyday conversation in different situations.


[GigaSize] Download Link (Audio Lectures 1-8) 33.65 MB
[GigaSize] Download Link(Audio Lectures 9-14 + pdf course guide) 35.35MB

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