"shaped conversations" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to conversations that have taken a particular direction or have been influenced by certain elements. For example, "The divisive political climate of the country shaped conversations at the dinner table."
But films always come with context and they also create and shape conversations on consumer culture, race and politics.
She told me that the Internet has dismantled power structures, and that women finally have an opportunity to shape conversations in ways previously impossible.
Corporate Voices for Working Families is the leading national business membership organization shaping conversations and collaborations on public and corporate policy issues involving working families.
We were thinking about topics that are interesting, that are shaping conversations around the dinner table — so this was on the list of topics that we've been chewing on.
By focusing on the positive and on the solutions that are working, we can start to change the dialogue and tone of media and constructively shape conversations with our friends, colleagues and networks.
In Mass Effect, however, most of the story is shaped through conversations between the player's character and other denizens of the game's galaxy.
Mr. Chancellor and Mr. Dyer shaped those conversations into front-page articles that introduced the race series in February 1993 with what the paper described as "a separate, but equal, focus on our differences".
The core values of nursing (ie, alleviating suffering, maintaining dignity and comfort) shaped nurse patient conversations, which were a key element of 'being there for the patient'.
Discussions within groups constitute public discourse and reactions and expectations shaped how conversations proceeded: where a contribution was anticipated as likely to be questioned or questionable, there was sometimes an attempt to reinforce the validity of statements by asserting an unprovable extreme – 'everybody drinks' or 'the vast majority', usually with some emphasis.
For example, an experiment could be developed that investigates to what extent the themes present in children's clothing (e.g., rocket ships for boys, hearts for girls) shape conversations that adults have with these children.
