![]() One-fifth of a second (200 milliseconds) is a very short amount of time. It’s even present in sign language conversations. Linguists have studied conversations across all languages and found that there is a universally adopted 200-millisecond gap in between turns. There is an incredible characteristic of conversation that is universal across all languages and cultures–the gap between turns. Can you believe that John has been recorded speaking at 586 WPM? That’s almost as amazing as your brain’s ability to comprehend it. If you listen intently, you can surprisingly comprehend everything he’s saying. You may remember him from a series of commercials in the 80s and 90s. To give you an idea for how fast that is, John Moschitta Jr., was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s fastest speaker. The brain is able to conduct inner speech (such as thinking through a problem) anywhere between 1000-3000 WPM. The average person can comprehend speech at about 400 WPM, which is faster than most people can read. The average person can compose written business communication (email or chat) at only 19 words per minute (WPM), which seems pretty fast until you realize that the average person can speak at 150 WPM which is almost 8 times faster. According to Richard Glaser Ph.D., a leading biochemist, “conversations are not just a way of connecting and sharing information, they actually trigger physical and emotional changes in the brain that can open you up to having healthy, trusting conversations or close you down to speak from fear, caution, and anxiety.” This means that not only are we wired for conversation, but the act of conversation improves our ability to engage in it. During a conversation, our brains are triggering millions of neurochemical reactions that influence our state of mind and affect the way we communicate and build trust with others. Between your ears, you have a ripping fast network of neurons that are wired for the art of conversation. ![]()
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