Conversation Styles

Socratic Dialogic Expository Narrative (story) Argument

# Quantified (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)