I was feeling really pumped after my Kelsey Museum meeting two weeks ago. I really do like all my Chat Cafe members and am excited to see them every week! However, Jake came to visit my group last Thursday but no one showed up. That sucked. But it's okay. Jake and I actually sat and talked for an hour and got to know each other better so it wasn't a complete loss. It was interesting to compare how I've been holding conversations with my group and how I held a conversation with Jake. I think in my Chat Cafes I have been very confident and more like a leader than I was when conversing with Jake. I hadn't realized this until after talking with Jake. This was also further emphasized when I visited Jamie's group. I was part of a Chat Cafe but I was no longer the leader. I was able to sit back and become a normal member. I think I enjoy both roles, the leader and the ordinary member.
But are these roles demonstrative of normal conversation? Is there a normal leader in conversation and then members who depend upon him or her? Or is conversation actually much more equal and fluid? I imagine all the conversations I have with different people in different roles. How do I use conversation when speaking with customers? How do I speak to my subordinates and how does this change when we go out together outside an office environment? I've come to the conclusion that conversation is a funny thing. No, language is a funny thing. Sometimes a conversation has a leader and sometimes it doesn't. But why? How does a conversation begin with a leader but end with another? Do you need a leader in order to begin a conversation?
I've asked many questions that I don't know the answer to but I think they're interesting questions nonetheless.
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