IIISocial Intelligence & Relationshipschecked 92 days ago11 min read
The Mechanics of Interaction: Turn-Taking, Signals, Repair
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A mental model of conversation as a system, plus a logged observation of three real conversations' mechanics
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- 01Conversation is a machine, and it has parts
- 02Mechanic 1 — Turn-taking: the impossibly precise dance
- 03Mechanic 2 — Signals: the constant back-channel
- 04Mechanic 3 — Repair: how conversations fix themselves
- 05Why seeing the mechanics helps
- 06Try it: observe the machine (30 min over a few days)
- ✓Check yourself — the quiz
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