Discussion Forum—A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language

You May Soon Know if You're Hogging the Discussion. People who want to improve their communication skills may one day have an unusual helper: software programs that analyze the tone, turn-taking behavior and other qualities of a conversation. The programs would then tell the speakers whether they tend to interrupt others, for example, or whether they dominate meetings with monologues, or appear inattentive when others are talking.