Hello everyone.

I wanted to draw you attention to our next talk which we are really excited about, taking place on the 4th of May (Next Thursday).

Change words, change outcomes: Why the science of talk matters by Professor Elizabeth Stokoe (Loughborough University).

The talk will be at the Old Fire station, the usual venue. Doors from 7 talk starts at 7:30.

We may not be able to record this event so as always it's best to come along and meet your peers too.

Here's the talk description:

We live our lives by talking to others. We build, maintain and end our personal and professional relationships. We buy and sell. We get and give help. We are excited, irritated, embarrassed and consoled in response to things others say to us. Yet researchers have often shied away from studying talk, preferring to ask people to report on their communicative lives in interviews or questionnaires, or to simulate them in laboratories. Professor Elizabeth Stokoe (Loughborough University) has collected tens to thousands of recordings of talk ‘in the wild’ – from first dates to neighbour disputes. From this research, Stokoe developed the pioneering ‘Conversation Analytic Role-play Method’ of communication skills training, based on evidence about how talk works. In this presentation, she will reveal what happens in the engine room of social life and why studying talk scientifically is crucial.

Look forward to seeing you there.

James and the UX Oxford team.