Talking About Talking

As a follow-up to a four-week winter program, we will explore the variety of ways we talk to each other and what makes those conversations effective. We will develop some guidelines for communication and put them into practice. We will look into Internet conversations on public media, the relationship between talking and texting, intergenerational conversations, and identify categories of conversations. We will practice conversational skills on controversial topics. We will critique campaign speech and explore political conversation. We can consider the ingredients of a successful FCLIR seminar conversation, whether in-person, on Zoom, or via hybrid.