Title: Pacing Quiz 2
Course: PIM: Teaming 1: Communication > Section: 1. Pacing

Q: Which pacing style/s is/are present in the conversation in Pacing Clip 2?
- overlapping only (You got it! These speakers jumped in before others had time to finish, and no one seemed to feel "interrupted". That's characteristic of cultural contexts where overlapping is the norm.)
- pausing and overlapping (Partly correct - go back and have another listen, then try again.)
- pausing and turn-taking (Hmmmm... you seem to be missing how fast-paced and emotionally engaged the coversation is. Try again.)
- overlapping and turn-taking (Partly correct - go back and have another listen, then try again.)
- turn-taking only (Hmmmm... you seem to be missing how fast-paced and emotionally engaged the coversation is. Try again.)
A: overlapping only

Q: What do you think your preferred pacing style(s) is(are), generally speaking?
Feedback: Some people are fairly consistent in their style, while others vary according to context. For example, you might value turn-taking in a meeting but overlap when speaking with close friends. The key is to know that there is no "right" or "better" style - these are simply different ways of doing things among different groups of people.

Q: Which of these factors do you think most influences which pacing style you use at any given time? Why?

-your relationship with others in the conversation

-the topic of conversation

-where you are at the time

-whether it is a professional or personal setting

-how you feel physically/emotionally at that moment
Feedback: All of these may have some influence on your choices. You likely don't often make these choices consciously, but "go with the flow" of the conversation in a way that feels natural. In intercultural interactions, when you and others have different preferred styles, the flow might not happen naturally, though, and you may find yourself more aware of pacing.

Q: Where and/or how do you think you learned your preferred style? Why?

-mostly in the home

-mostly at school

-mostly from media

-mostly from peers/friends

-mostly because of individual personality
Feedback: Often, cultural contexts like school, home, family gatherings, and group activities such as sports have much to do with how people develop preferred styles. You may simply have imitated people around you in developing your style. Or maybe there were explicit situations that led to your preference. A proverb like "Still waters run deep" might have encouraged you to become a pauser. As a child, being told by adults not to interrupt might have conditioned you to turn-taking or pausing. Or if you were one of many children in your household, maybe you found that you had to overlap to make yourself heard. You may also have changed over time to accommodate new settings or have patterns of mirroring different styles.