Communication
a shared script
unwritten rules a group follows
A shared script is a set of unwritten rules or cues that people in a group understand and follow.
Hear it in real life
Why do all the shops greet customers in the same way?
They probably have a shared script for dealing with people.
At family gatherings, we seem to follow a shared script about what topics are safe.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We have a shared screenplay for how to act.
Say: We have a shared script for how to act.
A “script” here means shared social cues, not a screenplay.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have a shared script; learn a shared script; follow a shared script
Your turn: say it out loud
At family gatherings, we seem to follow a shared script about what topics are safe.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a shared script
unwritten rules a group follows
“At family gatherings, we seem to follow a shared script about what topics are safe.”
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