RE: Voice Economics

Lisa Lippert (lisal@exchange.microsoft.com)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 13:14:42 -0700


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Do you know of any studies that support that? When the number of
participants grows, I would think it would be even more important to
have full-duplex so that the whole meeting can hear when somebody makes
a sound indicating they want to speak next.

Lisa

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur S. Hitomi [SMTP:ahitomi@zola.ICS.uci.edu]
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 1998 1:07 AM
> To: Lisa Lippert (Dusseault) (Exchange)
> Cc: 'gbolcer@XeNT.ics.UCI.edu'; FoRK@xent.ICS.uci.edu
> Subject: Re: Voice Economics
>
> Full-duplex in a one-to-one conversation maybe desirable, but in group
> conversations you can see how half duplex can actually help regulate
> conversations in these situations, esp as the number grows.
>
> Would you want to play Jeopordy without a buzzer? :)
>
>
> Art
>
>
> In message <BFF90FB6CF66D111BF4F0000F840DB850539DC62@LASSIE>, "Lisa
> Lippert (Dusseau
> >Studies of how people communicate show that overlapping (full-duplex)
> is
> >necessary. I'm pretty sure it was in Deborah Tannen's book "You Just
> >Don't Understand" that I read about this. It's a good book; Tannen's
> a
> >sociolinguist, not a pop psychologist.
> >
> >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345372050/forkrecommendedrA/
> >
> >Anyway, studies have shown that much of the meta-communication that
> goes
> >on in a conversation goes on during those short periods where voice
> >overlaps. Let's say you're explaining a difficult concept to me over
> a
> >half-duplex connection. How do you know when to stop explaining?
> How
> >do you know when to go into more detail? You could just go on and on
> --
> >how could I say "OK I understand that concept, but what about this?"
> In
> >a full-duplex voice-only conversation, I would sprinkle an
> encouraging
> >"mm-hmm" or discouraging "uhh...", while you are talking, as a cue to
> >you to know whether I am understanding.

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RE: Voice Economics

Do you know of any = studies that support that?  When the number of participants grows, = I would think it would be even more important to have full-duplex so = that the whole meeting can hear when somebody makes a sound indicating = they want to speak next.

Lisa

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