Talking Styles
Ashley Broadway
COM 200
Instructor Lindsay Hallead
April 8, 2013
Talking Styles
I feel the score that was given from the LSM was accurate. I used a portion of the text messages between me and my husband to complete the test. Before the test I felt we had a great connection when we communicate. We can communicate verbally and non-verbally very well. We have had great communication since the beginning and over the few years we have been together our communication has grown. Communication I don’t feel that it can be measured because it changes all the time. Communication is based upon a lot of things. It can reflect your mood and the atmosphere that you are in at the time.
Your LSM score is 0.79 Compared to other IMs that we have analyzed, your LSM score is slightly below average to give you an idea, most LSM scores for IMs range between .75 and .95, with an average around .84. The more that the two people are paying attention to each other in their interaction, the higher the LSM.
LSM is higher in ongoing conversations such as IMs, telephone calls, or face-to-face conversations. LSM is lower in emails, letters, or other less direct interactions. The more similar the topic and the mindset of the two authors, the more the LSM score should be similar.
Do not take this feedback about LSM too seriously. It is still in the experimental phase. Several factors can lead to LSM scores that are too low. Some problems include:
•Too few words by one or both authors
•Very different genres of writing between the two people
•An extreme number of misspellings or IM shortcuts (words such as “2” for “to” or “b4” for “before”). If you think this was a problem, correct these problems and see if your numbers change.
Some of the best way to interpret your own feedback is to run different LSM scores with IMs or emails to and from other friends. Or track LSM scores with the same person over time. Once you start comparing your numbers, you can get a better sense of your
COM 200
Instructor Lindsay Hallead
April 8, 2013
Talking Styles
I feel the score that was given from the LSM was accurate. I used a portion of the text messages between me and my husband to complete the test. Before the test I felt we had a great connection when we communicate. We can communicate verbally and non-verbally very well. We have had great communication since the beginning and over the few years we have been together our communication has grown. Communication I don’t feel that it can be measured because it changes all the time. Communication is based upon a lot of things. It can reflect your mood and the atmosphere that you are in at the time.
Your LSM score is 0.79 Compared to other IMs that we have analyzed, your LSM score is slightly below average to give you an idea, most LSM scores for IMs range between .75 and .95, with an average around .84. The more that the two people are paying attention to each other in their interaction, the higher the LSM.
LSM is higher in ongoing conversations such as IMs, telephone calls, or face-to-face conversations. LSM is lower in emails, letters, or other less direct interactions. The more similar the topic and the mindset of the two authors, the more the LSM score should be similar.
Do not take this feedback about LSM too seriously. It is still in the experimental phase. Several factors can lead to LSM scores that are too low. Some problems include:
•Too few words by one or both authors
•Very different genres of writing between the two people
•An extreme number of misspellings or IM shortcuts (words such as “2” for “to” or “b4” for “before”). If you think this was a problem, correct these problems and see if your numbers change.
Some of the best way to interpret your own feedback is to run different LSM scores with IMs or emails to and from other friends. Or track LSM scores with the same person over time. Once you start comparing your numbers, you can get a better sense of your