Conversation & Turn-Taking Support
Timing in spoken conversation is its own skill, separate from having something worth saying. These tools work with how you communicate rather than asking you to communicate differently.
Good communication is not only about speaking quickly or knowing when to jump in. Some people find the timing of talking difficult while having clear and useful things to say. Use what helps here and ignore the rest.
Quick help
For right now, mid-conversation. Short support, nothing long.
What feels difficult about conversations?
Choose as many as apply. This is not an assessment, and nothing here says anything about you as a person.
Where does this happen most?
Don't Let Me Forget
Park a keyword while someone else is speaking, so you are not choosing between interrupting and losing it.
OpenWhen do I speak?
Cues that someone is finishing, phrases for coming in, and support for group and video calls.
OpenPhone calls
Plan a call before you make it, and find a natural way to end one you are already on.
OpenMeetings
A contribution card with a 30-second version, plus somewhere for the points you thought of afterwards.
OpenTime to think, or reply in writing
Phrases for asking for processing time, and help putting what you mean into an email or message.
OpenHow I communicate best
Your preferences, a version you can choose to share at work, and guidance for teams.
OpenPractice mode
One short turn at a time, with no score and no right answer. Stop whenever you want.
OpenWhere this connects
- Communication My Way
Wider communication support.
- Work Fit & Speak Up
When conversation difficulties affect work.
- Back to Work, My Way
Working out communication needs before starting work.
- My Work Preferences Profile
How you work best, including how you communicate.
- My Support Circle
Share preferences with people who support you.
- Regulate & Reset
If a conversation becomes overwhelming.
What this module does not assume
- That everyone with the same experience communicates the same way.
- That written communication is always better than speaking.
- That finding conversation timing difficult says anything about ability, intelligence or teamwork.
- That you need to learn to communicate like anyone else.