Conversational turn-taking
Subject in Social Sciences
Conversational turn-taking has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Vanessa Van EdwardsBehavioral researcher, bestselling author, and founder of Science of People
Van Edwards cites research that conversational turns ideally last 15 to 30 seconds, with 45 seconds approaching a monologue.
“So in average conversation, we like 15 to 30 seconds. 45 seconds is okay, but we start to turn to a monologue”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People Unlikable (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 42:00
Podcasts
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 1 episode
Episodes
Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People UnlikableThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 10, 2026 · 2 h 27 min
Behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards tells Steven Bartlett about her three-level conversation framework, over-talking, self-narratives, five story archetypes and the cues behind charisma.