Knowledge sharing is an important aspect in most meetings. Personal characteristics of some participants, such as their (in)ability or (un)willingness to take the floor, may have a negative effect on the quality of knowledge sharing; some people tend to talk too much, while others have difficulties in making themselves heard. A robotic facilitator can be used to distribute the floor time more efficiently. While current research is mostly focused on encouraging participants to talk, this paper suggests interruption functionality to discourage speakers from talking. The facilitator gathers turn-taking signals from the participants and expresses them on their behalf. It hides the identity of individuals, making it easier for everyone to take action. The facilitator represents the signals coherently for all signalers, which equalizes the differences in social signalling skills, and makes it easier for the speaker to interpret the signals. It continuously gathers feedback from all participants, and thereby can represent the collective mood of the audience and smooth out outlier reactions. The facilitator can be programmed to act in a germane, courteous and attentive manner, which helps keeping the meeting mood high.
翻译:知识分享是大多数会议中的一个重要方面。一些与会者的个人特点,例如他们能力或愿意性等方面,可能对知识分享的质量产生负面影响。有些人往往会讲得太多,而另一些人则很难让自己的声音被听到。因此,可以使用机器人作为会议主持人来更加有效地分配开口时间。虽然当前的研究大多集中在鼓励参与者进行讲话,但本文建议添加打断功能来阻止讲者过多发言。机器人主持人从参与者那里收集轮流发言的信号,并代表他们表达这些信号。它隐藏了个人身份,使每个人更容易采取行动。机器人主持人为所有信号发出者表示信号,这样可以弥合社交信号技能方面的不同之处,并使讲话者更容易解读信号。它还持续收集来自所有参与者的反馈,通过这种方式可以代表受众的集体心情,并缓解异常反应。机器人主持人可以被编程为以得当、有礼貌和专注的方式行事,这有助于保持会议的良好氛围。