Dialoguing on Pierre Lévy

USMC85 · Presenting

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USMC85 · Introduction

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A word

Hi, I am Pierre Lévy and will teach the course USMC85 - Dialoguing this year. Briefly about me –
I am interested in the way we deal with and transform the world at hand in everyday life. This constant effort of appropriation maintains a certain form of freedom and quietude. While I experiment a lot on my own everyday life, I also try to structure my design teachings and research activities so that I can explore and progress on these inquiries further.
I am a professor of design of Cnam since 2021. Previously, I have been educated in mechanical engineering (master level), design and neuroscience (during my PhD). My current research is situated in-between the fields of design, information sciences and humanities. I have worked a few years in the industry before entering the academic world. Although I was raised in France, I have lived a long time in Japan and in the Netherlands.

USMC85 · Rhetoric

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Introduction

Rhetoric

The art of using language effectively.

art?
language?
effectiveness?
Where is rhetoric used?

The art of using language effectively.

to persuade rightfully or wrongfully
to persuade honestly or seductively
to argue with ~~proper~~ strong arguments
to counter-argument

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How Donald Trump Answers A Question - 2016

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Rhetorical triangle

Audience-expertise matrix

Adapt your communication based on who you’re addressing:

USMC85 · Visualising

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:55:28 +0200

EXERCISE - Drawing a map

Draw the map of the ground floor of Cnam Conté (10min).
Compare to the actual map (provided in class)

Introduction

Visualisation is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message. Visualization through visual imagery has been an effective way to communicate both abstract and concrete ideas since the dawn of humanity (wikipedia).

EXERCISE - Drawing a map

Draw the map of the ground floor of Cnam Conté (10min).
Compare to the actual map (provided in class)

USMC85 · Writing

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:55:28 +0200

Introduction

Writing is the act of creating a persistent representation of human language (Wikipedia on writing). It is both a cognitive and social activity
Writing is a means :

to create durable traces of content,
to transmit information over time,
to externalise one’s thoughts for reflexion.

Structure

A text is usually composed of paragraph, in which are sentences, in which are words.

the text demonstrates a point on a topic (to be convincing).
the paragraph brings an argument to the demonstration.
The sentence provides an information (not two) usefull to bring forth the argument.
The word specify the elements involved in the piece of information (either being an object or an action).