Com 200 Article Critique: Talking Styles
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ARTICLE CRITIQUE: TALKING STYLES
EMILY DARLENE MARTINEZ
COM 200: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
INSTRUCTOR: DONALD OLSEN
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
TALKING STYLES
The required article that was featured in Science News (2010), Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance (Bower, 2010) was an interesting read. The author, Bruce Bower, had referenced many great psychologists and they’re intriguing studies on communication between those whom are romantically involved. The introduction and explanation of ‘Language Style Matching’ is something that I can honestly say, I have never thought of (until now) but it makes a great deal of sense to me. Being able to “click” or connect to the person or people you are interacting with makes things a bit easier, understandable, and oftentimes quite enjoyable.
Romantically speaking, I believe that aside from love, communicating with someone you are deeply connected to is a crucial ingredient to having a long lasting marriage or partnership because if you cannot “click” or connect to your supposed “other half,” then what else is there? Despite the fact that the articles main focus was between people who are or were involved intimately, communication in every aspect of any relationship (i.e., friendships, work relations, familial relations, etc.) is a crucial necessity in life.
Language style matching was brilliantly defined as basically not how much you or I like someone but, how much our attention is grabbed by this person. Using speed dating as a study was good but when you have seconds or minutes to start a conversation before it ends abruptly, may draw inaccurate conclusions to language styles. I only say this because a lot of factors might possibly contribute to the sometimes incomprehensible babble that comes out as conversation.
As part of the requirements for this week’s assignment, I had gone to the Language Style Matching website and followed the directions. We were given a few options of who we can...
EMILY DARLENE MARTINEZ
COM 200: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
INSTRUCTOR: DONALD OLSEN
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
TALKING STYLES
The required article that was featured in Science News (2010), Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance (Bower, 2010) was an interesting read. The author, Bruce Bower, had referenced many great psychologists and they’re intriguing studies on communication between those whom are romantically involved. The introduction and explanation of ‘Language Style Matching’ is something that I can honestly say, I have never thought of (until now) but it makes a great deal of sense to me. Being able to “click” or connect to the person or people you are interacting with makes things a bit easier, understandable, and oftentimes quite enjoyable.
Romantically speaking, I believe that aside from love, communicating with someone you are deeply connected to is a crucial ingredient to having a long lasting marriage or partnership because if you cannot “click” or connect to your supposed “other half,” then what else is there? Despite the fact that the articles main focus was between people who are or were involved intimately, communication in every aspect of any relationship (i.e., friendships, work relations, familial relations, etc.) is a crucial necessity in life.
Language style matching was brilliantly defined as basically not how much you or I like someone but, how much our attention is grabbed by this person. Using speed dating as a study was good but when you have seconds or minutes to start a conversation before it ends abruptly, may draw inaccurate conclusions to language styles. I only say this because a lot of factors might possibly contribute to the sometimes incomprehensible babble that comes out as conversation.
As part of the requirements for this week’s assignment, I had gone to the Language Style Matching website and followed the directions. We were given a few options of who we can...