Conversation Styles

# Three Conversational Powers Conversations for Understanding -(appreciating the whole) Conversations for Possibilities -(influencing the parts) Conversations for Action -(joining through commitments for action)

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# Conversation Quantifiers (how much, how many, how long) Mass / weight Color Texture Odor Temperature Brightness Rate of change Muscle tension Motion (in four dimensions and in relation) Mood Degrees of freedom Degree and limits of respect

# Conversational Moods Effusive Reflective Playful Intimate Ad hoc, loose, open, aware Purposeful, directive, controlling (Match with Fredrickson’s and Pierson’s mapping of emotions (positive and negative affect). Question, probe, interrogate (dig in) Build (act, experiment, create) Destroy (analyze, debate, argue, hide, lie, overpower) Explain (share, get on the same page, coordinate, cooperate, co-laborate, co-design, co-identify)