Assignment 3: Drafting your pitch by TALK with Amelia

How can patients talk help diagnose the cause of seizures

2026-08-13 08:33:59 UTC

What can conversation actually tell us about causes behind medical issues?

The hidden rule that stops us from praising ourselves

2026-08-13 08:34:21 UTC

Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to say "my boss told me I did a good job today" than "I did a good job today" ? Conversation analysts have found we do this on purpose...

How to spot a liar?

fogedemma — 2026-08-13 08:35:35 UTC

Do you ever get the feeling that someone is lying straight to your face? Drawing on police interrogations, this article gives you all the tools you need to see through them.

How to become a Master of Speed Dates

2026-08-13 08:35:49 UTC

Talk is being done all the time, but how does it differ from everyday talk. In the following you will find out exactly how the talk should be done on a speed date.

Sweaty palms, the akward first hug, wave or handshake cant help you with that sorry, but the conversation thats where this acticle will help you to master the disipline of Speed Dating.

Is correcting a team sport? Coaching in sport and everyday life

2026-08-13 08:36:29 UTC

Most people think that coaches are making the correction alone. But in reality, you are as much part of the correction as your coach.

-Jakob

Beyond denial - How detectives seek the Truth

2026-08-13 08:36:33 UTC

Have you ever wondered why criminal investigations can take so long? Perhaps you have also wondered what actually happens when a suspect is charged in a criminal case? This article provides an inside perspective on how criminal investigators encourage suspects who deny the allegations, refuse to speak, or are unwilling to cooperate to disclose the truth. Through an analysis of conversations between police investigators and suspects, this study examines the tools and strategies used by the police during investigative interviews.

What happens when we choose not to correct someone?

2026-08-13 08:37:04 UTC

When someone we care for makes a mistake in conversation — mishears a question, loses their train of thought, or says something that doesn't quite make sense — our instinct is often to correct them. But parents, teachers and doctors don't always do this. why that's often the right call."

How reporters became the presidents rivals

2026-08-13 08:37:16 UTC

From "Would you care to comment?" to "How could you?" Everyone agrees the press has grown tougher on presidents. Nobody could prove it. It turns out the answer is in the grammar: 4,608 questions from half a century of White House news conferences show exactly when the press stopped asking permission and started asking "how could you."

How to deliver bad news in any form

sebastian_molholm — 2026-08-13 08:38:35 UTC

We have all experienced bad news in a way that bad news are delivered badly. so how do you delve bad news in a good way

How to detect prejudice and racial bias demonstrated in interactions between physicians and patients

hiafiyahs — 2026-08-13 08:39:57 UTC

Healthcare is a human right, regardless of your gender, race and status, but what do you do when the same people in charge of protecting your health discriminate against you for the very things you cannot control.

Negotiating food, morality and participation: Adult-child interaction during mealtimes

2026-08-13 08:39:58 UTC

Mealtimes in families are not only about eating, but are also important sites of social interaction. But how is the interaction between children and adults during mealtimes actually organized?

The remarkable beneficial effects from acquiring a creative art, and the methods behind it.

2026-08-13 08:40:40 UTC

Teaching a creative art is no easy job. Neither is learning it. Understand the methods behind to become the successful student or the masterful mentor that you admire.

How to say yes, or no (or something else entirely)

2026-08-13 08:40:47 UTC

Did you like it? Your new mother-in-law asks you, after you have just consumed the most salty and tasteless dish made in the history of man. You know that the right answer is a resounding “yes!” and that “no” is the only other possible answer, i.e. a very bad choice to pick when it is the first time meeting your partners parents. Yet, you find it difficult to lie, and now you have been thinking about it for too long so they all stare at you, menacingly. (Maybe a bit too informal)

How to approach seeking consent from people with dementia for treatment?

2026-08-13 08:40:59 UTC

Due to the nature of the dementia as a functional memory disorder, the process of achieving consent can seem troublesome. Can healthcare professional handle this situation in an informed way, and if yes, how?

How to improve screening for intimate partner violence in prenatal care through talk?

2026-08-13 08:41:07 UTC

How can health care professionals use knowledge of talk in interaction to improve their approach to enquiring about domestic violence in a prenatal care setting?

How teachers' responses shape students' learning.

2026-08-13 08:41:23 UTC

What you do matters. Something as small as repeating a student’s answer, correcting it, or asking another question can shape whether that student gets to explain their thinking, fix a misunderstanding, and stay involved in the lesson.

How do you, as teacher, respond to when a student gives an answer or shows that they understand – or don’t? Something as small as repeating a students’ or asking another question can shape whether they explain their thinking, fix a misunderstanding and stay involved.

Am I being Rude?

2026-08-13 08:41:43 UTC

Interruptions and overlaps happen all the time in conversation, so how do we know, when we are being rude?

How to secure collaboration with patients in palliative care

2026-08-13 08:41:54 UTC

Patients diagnosed with serious illness needs proper care, but how do doctors and relatives talk the patient through it?

How to build trust and handle resistance in challenging conversations with children in social work?

2026-08-13 08:42:03 UTC

Sooner or later, every social worker in child and youth protection services faces the challenge of having difficult conversations with children, but how do you earn their trust and navigate resistance when it matters most?

How do students engage in group discussions in language classrooms?

2026-08-13 08:43:19 UTC

The way they express themselves reveals a lot about their learning process.