"They kept trying to guide the conversation back to legged landers, but we just didn't want any of it".
In this format, the host's contribution during the show is minimal, since to guide the conversation noticeably would violate the premise.
Each participant who spoke called on the next speaker, and Schamus gave the group plenty of leeway to tussle with the text, but every once in a while he raised his hand and intervened to guide the conversation.
But they also must guide the conversation to home in on a patient's problem without drifting off into stories about a brother-in-law with similar symptoms or what a neighbor said might be the problem.
Then it approaches slowly, introduces itself and kindly asks a question, like some digital-age Socrates: "What is the best experience you've ever had?" For now, Mini-Me cannot do much more than cock its head at the answer and nod, before programmers begin to guide the conversation; the scientists are adding more language-recognition software, to extend interactions.
"Any community that does not make it clear what they are doing, why they are doing it, and who is welcome to join the conversation is at risk of finding it difficult to help guide the conversation later," said Lisa Stone, who created the guidelines and the BlogHer network in 2006 with Elisa Camahort and Jory Des Jardins.
These come up naturally in stories, so all you need to do is pay attention and guide the conversation.
A loosely-structured interview schedule of open-ended questions helped to guide the conversation through the topics of identity, health behaviors and barriers to care.
It has also been used as a planning and design checklist to guide the conversation with developers, city officials, and community groups.
But it can also be used by a chatbot to guide the conversation, to make it immediately valuable to the human.
