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Technical Committee on Human Factors - Guidelines for real-time communication services
 
 
 
 
 

 Participant status influence

 
 
 
 
 
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What is Influence of participant status?

Communication partners may differ

  • Personality, seniority, knowledge, etc.

Face-to-face meetings may be influenced by the status of the participants

  • Lower status people may control and contribute less
  • Higher status may say more and take more turns

The type of communication service may also influence communications between people with different status