Conversation analysis explains how ums and uhs facilitate communication
Young people don’t pay attention to government communication on COVID-19 because they don’t like being talked at rather than listened to.
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Communicators must listen to the frustrations, fears and concerns of young people about COVID-19. Then they need to speak to them like human beings, rather than talk at them.
Ccommunication tended to be one-sided and used fear.
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Beatrice Maina, African Population and Health Research Center; Boniface Ushie, African Population and Health Research Center, and Caroline Kabiru, African Population and Health Research Center
Equipping parents with the right information on what to talk about, and how to talk about it, is a key step in addressing challenges to sexual health.
While some adults see implicit meaning in sentences, children can miss it. Two linguists explain how this can happen, and why it matters in communication.
Masks hide just part of how you communicate.
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Research and a recent campaign rally show how political leaders’ rhetoric can shape risk perceptions among their loyal followers.
With the American flag reflected in the teleprompter, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport on Sept. 30, 2020, in Duluth, Minn.
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Because dramatic tension fuels attention, Trump’s words work to generate tension, anxiety and conflict. We need to react with civility, care and calm to undo the cycle of attention and persuasion.
Working together to figure out where to eat.
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New research suggests individual bees are born with one of two learning styles – either curious or focused. Their genetic tendency has implications for how the hive works together.
Children need the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered by experts in ways they can understand. A briefing may reduce children’s anxiety and increase their understanding of the pandemic.
Learning how to say ‘more.’
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As workplace meetings move from offices to living rooms in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, what people say – absent nonverbal communication – is more important than ever.
In experiments, African grey parrots have shown an ability with numbers.
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Since the lockdown went into effect, new signs responding to the government’s directions have been noticeably visible, created by both the government and private businesses.