1. PAULA MACDONALD, NIC, M.S. CONSUMING CONVERSATION STYLES

2. PAULA MACDONALD Degrees A.A.S. Interpreting/Translation B.A. “Multicultural Interpreting” M.S. Interpreting with and emphasis in Pedagogy Teaching Practicum at ITAT in Graz, Austria. Practitioner Nationally Certified Interpreter: American Sign Language/English Educator Consultant

3. OUR WORK TOGETHER Conversation Styles Dr. Deborah Tannen Make our communication cake. How do/should Conversation Styles impact our work as Interpreters?

4. OBJECTIVES identify the components of communication. demonstrate your own communication style. assess the impact that communication styles have on their interpretations through group work.

9. Georgetown University, Washington, DC d DR. DEBORAH TANNEN

10. THE MECHANICS OF CONVERSATION STYLES InvolvementIndependence

11. WARM UP THOUGHTS Have you ever had to have a difficult or challenging conversation with someone at work, home or school? Why was it so difficult to have ‘that’ conversation?

13. “conversation is a turn-taking game (pg. 47)”

14. PAUSING AND PACING Holding the floor Intuition plays a role in when turn-taking occurs. Reasons Breath, searching for words, effect, habit

15. CAKE: WILL YOU SHARE?

16. THINK, PAIR, SHARE

17. PITCH Changes the Metamessages Signals Meaning Questions Uncertainty Asking for approval

18. EXPECTATIONS Too few changes in pitches Monotone Bland Too many pitches Overdramatic Overemotional

19. WHAT DOES YOUR CAKE CONVEY?

20. THINK, PAIR, SHARE

21. “Anything you say has to be said [signed] at some level of loudness or softness, and as you speak, that level can go up or down (pg. 49).”

22. LOUDNESS AND SOFTNESS Relational ideas Switching signals (Now, Wait) Express emotions Sign of respect (talking softer)

23. CAKE: HOW LOUD IS YOUR CAKE?

24. THINK, PAIR, SHARE

25. “the music of talk (pg. 51)”

26. INTONATION Combines all Pace Pausing Loudness Pitch

27. THINK, PAIR, SHARE

28. OUR WORK

29. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AS INTERPRETERS Additional considerations Gender Multicultural Quality of Life Value Systems Mental Health-disjointed language

30. GENDERS-GENERALLY SPEAKING Women Greater shifts in pitches Men

31. MENTAL HEALTH “…whose job

37. REVIEW: TOGETHER WE identify the components of communication. demonstrate your own communication style. assess the impact that communication styles have on their interpretations through group work.

38. MY CONTACT INFORMATION Paula MacDonald PaulaAMacDonald@gmail.com 651-366-7433

39. REFERENCES & RESOURCES Tannen, D. (2011). That’s Not What I Meant! How Conversational Styles Makes or Breaks Relationships. New York, NY: Harper Collins. http://faculty.georgetown.edu/tannend/scholarly_articles.html