b. Holding the floor
Holding the floor means to carry on talking. The participant who hold the floor has right to bring conversation as well as heshe wants. Pay
attention for the example below : 9.Piers Morgan
: Was that a dream of yours to do that? Bruno Mars
: Absolutely. She had been taking care of me for quite some time. Its time for her to sit back and relax.
Piers Morgan : How did she react when you did that?
Bruno Mars : She said, its not big enough. Get me out of
it. LAUGHTER
. Bruno Mars : She was in tears. It was a very special moment for
me. So- Piers Morgan : The thing I like about your story is it hasnt all just
been easy. A lot of entertainers your age, it all goes crazy very young, it carries on and burns out.
In the example 9, Piers Morgan starts the conversation with asking question about BM’s dream for his mother. Bruno Mars wanted to give
his mother the happiness and enjoyed the time, just sit and relax because he knew that his mother always took care of him until now. Bruno Mars
answered without hesitant and his face looked having a big anthusiasm.
And continuing with asking qu estion about reactions of Bruno Mars’
mother when Bruno Mars’ dream comes true. Bruno Mars answered after TRP’s and both of them laugh, making a pause . for a moment and then
Bruno Mars took the turn again or it is called holding the floor. Keep the turn before Piers Morgan take the turn to speak. Bruno Mars felt his
speaking don’t enough so he continues his speaking although in the end of his speaking are taken by interruption by Piers Morgan. As far as this
conversation flows well.
c. Yielding the floor
Yielding the floor means give a turn to the next speaker. To yield someone the turn can use a question and a statement. For example :
10. Piers Morgan : If I could take away the money or the women, which
would you rather keep? ↓
Bruno Mars : Definitely the women, Piers. What kind of question is that? What is this, a setup?
↑
Piers Morgan : Its a good answer.
In the example 10, Piers Morgan gave the floor by asking question with fall intonation in the end of the sentence. He asked about Bruno
Mars’ life, woman or money would be chosen when both of it were a choice. Bruno Mars answered that he would choose his woman. Bruno
Mars made a joke with asking „what kind of question is that?’, he felt that
Piers Morgan just wanted to make him shy and confused. And Bruno Mars knew his turn to speak. Bruno Mars answered clearly without
hesitant because no pause before he answers, and he gave a turn by statement with rise intonation in the end. It is not a question, it is just a
rhetorical question which need not the answer.
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