Conversational
adjective
Related to or part of a friendly talk or informal discussion.
The tutor used a conversational approach to teach the students.
Often appears as...
- conversational tone
- conversational style
adjective
Able to talk naturally and effectively in everyday situations.
She is conversational in Italian after one month spent in Italy.
Often appears as...
- conversational in language
- achieve conversational proficiency
adjective
Related to or part of a friendly talk or informal discussion.
The tutor used a conversational approach to teach the students.
Often appears as...
- conversational tone
- conversational style
adjective
Able to talk naturally and effectively in everyday situations.
She is conversational in Italian after one month spent in Italy.
Often appears as...
- conversational in language
- achieve conversational proficiency
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Pro Tip 1/3Friendly Tone
Conversational language is used to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Her conversational tone made everyone feel welcome at the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Academic
Avoid using 'conversational' when discussing formal or academic topics.
He switched from a formal lecture to a conversational style to engage the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Storytelling Effect
Use 'conversational' to make stories feel more personal and relatable.
Her conversational storytelling captivated the listeners.
Pro Tip 1/3Friendly Tone
Conversational language is used to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Her conversational tone made everyone feel welcome at the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Academic
Avoid using 'conversational' when discussing formal or academic topics.
He switched from a formal lecture to a conversational style to engage the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Storytelling Effect
Use 'conversational' to make stories feel more personal and relatable.
Her conversational storytelling captivated the listeners.
Pro Tip 1/3Friendly Tone
Conversational language is used to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Her conversational tone made everyone feel welcome at the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Academic
Avoid using 'conversational' when discussing formal or academic topics.
He switched from a formal lecture to a conversational style to engage the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Storytelling Effect
Use 'conversational' to make stories feel more personal and relatable.
Her conversational storytelling captivated the listeners.
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How does income affect...
in the first few years of life compared to kids from less advantaged backgrounds. Now, in our work, we're finding that kids who experience more back-and-forth, responsive conversational turns tend to have a larger brain surface in parts of the brain that we know are responsible for language and reading skills.
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Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
"I came to realize that conversational competence might be the single most overlooked skill we fail to teach. Kids spend hours each day engaging with ideas and each other through screens, but rarely do they have an opportunity to hone their interpersonal communications skills.
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How we can teach...
So I created a piece of art that tries to highlight the robotic, clunky interaction to help us understand, as designers, why it doesn't sound human yet and, well, what we can do about it. The piece is called Bot to Bot and it puts one conversational system against another
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A lyrical bridge between...
And you ask What is the conversational nature of reality? The conversational nature of reality is the fact that whatever you desire of the world -- whatever you desire of your partner in a marriage or a love relationship, whatever you desire of your children,
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The Turing test: Can a...
Human language turns out to be an amazingly complex phenomenon that can't be captured by even the largest dictionary. Chatbots can be baffled by simple pauses, like "umm..." or questions with no correct answer. And a simple conversational sentence,
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David Hanson: Robots...
And by that, I mean that I develop robots that are characters, but also robots that will eventually come to empathize with you. So we're starting with a variety of technologies that have converged into these conversational character robots
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Behind the Scenes with...
I really like how conversational that was. GEOFFREY Because the story of Einstein's life sandwiched between a major golden breakthrough period of science from the late 19th century through the devastation of two world wars. Hey, Einstein!
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Rose George: Let's talk...
But most importantly, what they have done in Japan, which I find so inspirational, is they've brought the toilet out from behind the locked door. They've made it conversational. People go out and upgrade their toilet.
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The joy of shopping --...
but my research shows that it is equally compelling for more experienced shoppers, not just in emerging markets but around the world. In fact, when we tested conversational commerce with consumers in the US,
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Take "the Other" to...
be curious, be conversational, be real; and listen." From there, we dove in, and we used these "Share some of your life experiences with me -- what issues deeply concern you?
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How does income affect...
in the first few years of life compared to kids from less advantaged backgrounds. Now, in our work, we're finding that kids who experience more back-and-forth, responsive conversational turns tend to have a larger brain surface in parts of the brain that we know are responsible for language and reading skills.
Video examples
Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
"I came to realize that conversational competence might be the single most overlooked skill we fail to teach. Kids spend hours each day engaging with ideas and each other through screens, but rarely do they have an opportunity to hone their interpersonal communications skills.
Video examples
How we can teach...
So I created a piece of art that tries to highlight the robotic, clunky interaction to help us understand, as designers, why it doesn't sound human yet and, well, what we can do about it. The piece is called Bot to Bot and it puts one conversational system against another
Video examples
A lyrical bridge between...
And you ask What is the conversational nature of reality? The conversational nature of reality is the fact that whatever you desire of the world -- whatever you desire of your partner in a marriage or a love relationship, whatever you desire of your children,
Video examples
The Turing test: Can a...
Human language turns out to be an amazingly complex phenomenon that can't be captured by even the largest dictionary. Chatbots can be baffled by simple pauses, like "umm..." or questions with no correct answer. And a simple conversational sentence,
Video examples
David Hanson: Robots...
And by that, I mean that I develop robots that are characters, but also robots that will eventually come to empathize with you. So we're starting with a variety of technologies that have converged into these conversational character robots
Video examples
Behind the Scenes with...
I really like how conversational that was. GEOFFREY Because the story of Einstein's life sandwiched between a major golden breakthrough period of science from the late 19th century through the devastation of two world wars. Hey, Einstein!
Video examples
Rose George: Let's talk...
But most importantly, what they have done in Japan, which I find so inspirational, is they've brought the toilet out from behind the locked door. They've made it conversational. People go out and upgrade their toilet.
Video examples
The joy of shopping --...
but my research shows that it is equally compelling for more experienced shoppers, not just in emerging markets but around the world. In fact, when we tested conversational commerce with consumers in the US,
Video examples
Take "the Other" to...
be curious, be conversational, be real; and listen." From there, we dove in, and we used these "Share some of your life experiences with me -- what issues deeply concern you?
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
It's not an accident that both my sister and I are writers. Our parents created an accidental Petri dish. My family has great storytellers, and I grew up in a very funny, conversational house and didn't have television. This small family farm was a bubble world that didn't have much to do with reality.
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Frank Shorter
American Athlete
For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.
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Aaron Sorkin
American Screenwriter
A song in a musical works best when a character has to sing - when words won't do the trick anymore. The same idea applies to a long speech in a play or a movie or on television. You want to force the character out of a conversational pattern.
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Tracy K. Smith
American Poet
A poem, necessarily, sits at a register that's different from our usual conversational voices. You have to listen more actively to get to the heart of what's being said, what you as a reader or listener are being asked to feel or notice.
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Dick Costolo
American Businessman
When we think about the characteristics of Twitter that make it unique, it is all of public, real-time, conversational, and distributed. We are the only platform that is all of those at scale.
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Clark Duke
American Actor
I tend to be conversational and loose with dialogue in general, not out of disrespect for the source material but because that's the way I work.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
I think it's really cool when artists have song titles or album names that are a really conversational sentence.
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David Hanson
American Inventor
We're seeing the arrival of conversational robots that can walk in our world. It's a golden age of invention.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out of body experience.
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Anna Sui
American Designer
I just love the whole idea of conversational prints.
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
It's not an accident that both my sister and I are writers. Our parents created an accidental Petri dish. My family has great storytellers, and I grew up in a very funny, conversational house and didn't have television. This small family farm was a bubble world that didn't have much to do with reality.
Quote examples
Frank Shorter
American Athlete
For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.
Quote examples
Aaron Sorkin
American Screenwriter
A song in a musical works best when a character has to sing - when words won't do the trick anymore. The same idea applies to a long speech in a play or a movie or on television. You want to force the character out of a conversational pattern.
Quote examples
Tracy K. Smith
American Poet
A poem, necessarily, sits at a register that's different from our usual conversational voices. You have to listen more actively to get to the heart of what's being said, what you as a reader or listener are being asked to feel or notice.
Quote examples
Dick Costolo
American Businessman
When we think about the characteristics of Twitter that make it unique, it is all of public, real-time, conversational, and distributed. We are the only platform that is all of those at scale.
Quote examples
Clark Duke
American Actor
I tend to be conversational and loose with dialogue in general, not out of disrespect for the source material but because that's the way I work.
Quote examples
Billie Eilish
American Singer
I think it's really cool when artists have song titles or album names that are a really conversational sentence.
Quote examples
David Hanson
American Inventor
We're seeing the arrival of conversational robots that can walk in our world. It's a golden age of invention.
Quote examples
Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out of body experience.
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Anna Sui
American Designer
I just love the whole idea of conversational prints.
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