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that assumes your reader knows you and knows what you mean by "my conversation".
Instead, you could say "in a conversation between three friends at dinner", which requires
no prior knowledge of you or 'your conversation.'
7. Make every step of your analysis explicit. Don't just say "line 15 shows X" - point out
why it shows this. If you are including counts of some phenomenon (and especially if
you are using percentages), say how you got these numbers. If you're examining
"interruptions", be clear about what you're calling an interruption and why.
8. In general, try to preview excerpts before they appear. So you can say something like
"in excerpt 1 below, Bonnie and Clyde are reminiscing about their recent adventures
robbing gas stations in Missouri" and then go on to show excerpt 1. This works a little
better then giving the same information after the excerpt.
9. Make sure you attach a marked-up transcript. This is where you can make annotations
about the transcript that you didn't have room to include in the paper. It's okay to use
markers, highlighters, different fonts, and to scrawl stuff in the margins. (Just remember
that your observations should also be relevant to the point of your paper.)
10. Proofread!