The Dynamics of Dialogue
The Dynamics of Dialogue

Author: Ivana Marková

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Presents nine authors' ideas on how dialogue operates. they cover the theoretical basis for the social nature of language from a number of different academic perspectives, examining not only the "transparent" dialogue between people, but also the symbolic nature of communication.

Opening Dialogue
Opening Dialogue

Author: Martin Nystrand

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 9780807735732

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Opening Dialogue examines the effects of classroom discourse on learning in 8th- and 9th-grade literature classes, with broad implications for all grade levels and subjects. Dozens of schools and thousands of students participated in this study, the largest in the field. Contents: Dialogic Instruction: When Recitation Becomes Conversation * The Big Picture: Language and Learning in Hundreds of English Lessons * A Closer Look at Authentic Interaction: Profiles of Student, Teacher Talk in Two Classrooms * What's a Teacher to Do?

Crafting Dynamic Dialogue
Crafting Dynamic Dialogue

Author: Writer's Digest Books

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-06-23

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1440345546

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Write authentic dialogue that invigorates your story! Exceptional dialogue isn't just important when writing fiction--it's essential. In order to impress an agent or editor and keep readers turning pages, you need to deliver truly standout dialogue in every scene. Crafting Dynamic Dialogue will give you the techniques and examples you need to impress your readers. This book is a comprehensive guide to writing compelling dialogue that rings true. Each section is packed with advice and instruction from best-selling authors and instructors like Nancy Kress, Elizabeth Sims, Steven James, Deborah Halverson, James Scott Bell, Donald Maass, Cheryl St. John, and many others. They'll show you how to: • Bend the rules to create a specific effect • Understand the role of dialogue in reader engagement • Use dialect and jargon effectively • Give every character a believable, unique voice • Set the pace and tone • Reveal specific character background details • Generate tension and suspense • Utilize internal dialogue Whether you're writing flash fiction, a short story, or a novel-length manuscript, Crafting Dynamic Dialogue will help you develop, write, and refine dialogue to keep your readers hooked.

Dynamic Dialogues
Dynamic Dialogues

Author: Dana Minney

Publisher: FastPencil Inc

Published: 2009-11

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1607467607

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Don't get mad, get your way! These are the wise words of Judy Belanger, a billionnaire from Houston. Judy developed her business in partnership with a man who is now the president of the company they co-own. She is getting everything she wants, respect, prosperity, connection and power. How did she do it? Turning everyday conversations into opportunities to inspire, nurture, yield and command the people around her. By reading the role-play scripts contained in this book, you too will see how to turn a conversation around by using one of hundreds of tools up until now only known by top performance coaches. 'Dynamic Dialogues: How to Talk to Men' author, Dana Minney is a coach and trainer, specializing in people skills like salesmanship, partnership and team-building. She lives in Central Texas, and her work takes her throughout the US and Europe. She attributes everything she learned about the craft of coaching and about business to her mentor, Martin Sage. Martin and his partner, Mia are the founders of the Global Coaching Network. (www.globalcoachingnetwork.net). GCN has trained tens of thousands of coaches, consultants and executives around the world to perfect their understanding of business, and unleash the hidden force (the genius) inside them. Dana continues to study with Martin and Mia to learn the latest technology of male/female dynamics and continually improve her coaching skills. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and in Communication Studies from UC Santa Barbara. (www.danasmycoach.com)