Talking Styles

Article Critique:

“Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance”.

Ramona Dory

COM 200 Interpersonal CommunicationInstructor: William Saltmarsh07/23/2012

Communication has been a very important key in the presence in our world and always will be. Good communication is vital for personal and professional success, and they are vital to forming or maintaining a relationship (Sole K, 2010). When you think about it without this innocent ability our people would probably not be able to persist. In the article, “Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Relationships,” the author, Bruce Bower signifies that people you are friends which has a chance to last for a longer period of time if the language style is the same. I also think that if the friendship is strong that their language styles will match.

The article, was very interesting, yet quite impersonal. While I might go as far to say that a shared talking style can interest the intellectual side of me, I find feelings and emotions are more adept at fanning the love flames. The article claims that the use of function words hint as to the attentiveness that each person is giving to what is being said. This writer believes that when two people are involved in an interpersonal relationship and are closely connected, words are often not needed for effective communication. Communication experts generally agree that when two people are engaged in a face-to-face conversation, only a small fraction of the total message they share is contained in the words they use. A large portion of the message is contained in vocal elements such as tone of voice, accent, speed, volume, and inflection.

While I was reading the article “Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance”. I felt that a lot of what the article talks about is true. I do feel that when people are in relationships they need to be able to communicate with each other. In the article it talks...