Jonny Depp on Ellen:

E: Please welcome for the first time on this show (.) Jonny Depp

[clapping/ cheers]

E: how are ya?

J: I’m good

[clapping voices indistinct]

E: we we took into account there’s gonna be a lot of that so we accounted for the time (2) now I know uh that your –y a pretty private guy a pretty quiet guy and most of your off time is spent being very quiet so is this kind of like stimulation overload when you have to promote a movie [audience laughs]

J: it’s always- I mean it’s always a little (.) strange when you (.) you know end up (.) out there in the world i-i- kind of stay home a lot [over audience hubbub] don’t go out much

E: right I I I also stay home a lot but I do this every day so I’m used to it but I would assume for someone like you and this is part of it (.) because a movie set is very different from the press part and the press part is (.) and people love you (.) and they go crazy when they see you so theres a lot of noise

J: it’s a its a very different thing when you’re playing a character when you’re playing a character you can do virtually anything (.) but as yourself (.) you know

E: awkward? [Audience laughs]

J: yeah very awkward

Jonny Depp on the Graham Norton show:

Jonny Depp on the Graham Norton show, joined by Carey Mulligan, ed Byrnes and Ricky gervais

G: how are you sir?

J: I’m fine

G: [points to the screaming audience] presumably presumably is that’s that enjoyable (.) that must be blissful

J: sort of unexpected it’s a sort of a yeah no it’s a pleasure yeah

G: just come from the premiere how was that (.) went well

J: it was good yeah (.) very good

G: and the crowd showed up and did that (.) the screaming

J: there was a bit of crowd yeah

G: yeah yeah yeah (2) does it get out of hand (.) there’s a picture I’m sure you’ve seen the picture of the new York premiere of the rum diary what [shows the picture] (.) what went on what what’s happening in that picture

J: it’s the Heimlich manoeuvre (.) I had something lodged [audience laughs]

Ricky: what for real

J: no no

G: were you just being manhandled by somebody for some reason

J: I was (.)/

G:          /okay fair enough/

J:                                       /I have pressed charges/

G: were delighted you’re here (.) I’m surprised you’re here so quickly (.) because it seems you are so lovely to your fans (.) the story of you as captain jack going to see that little girl in Greenwich/

J:                                                                                                                                                               /oh in Greenwich yeah/

G:                      /that’s an amazing story/ (3) for people who aren’t familiar tell us what happened

J: I got a letter you know I got this sweet little letter from a (.) little girl who was going to school (.) like 3 minutes away from where we were shooting (.) and she said you know we need to escape we need pirates to help us out so I thought well on lunch break we’ll go over bring about 12 pirates and go ape [graham laughs] and we did (2) and uh it was it was really fun and really sweet and the kids were you know (.) some were cared (.) some were scared

Analysis of sample data:

I predict that I am going to find more talk of feeling in the Ellen Degeneres' interview, due to Tannen's difference theory and my experience of watching her show has shown me she uses these techniques when talking to someone, as a multiple guest show Graham Norton may have more humour and other guests interrupting.

ethical:

as my data is from a public source is may not be necessary to ask for permission to use, as it has been broadcast on TV, but i will state in my final piece that these are not my own transcripts, they have been made by me watching a ready recorded source. privacy is not really an issue in this area for the same reasons as stated above.

reliable:

to make my data reliable, I will get about 4 transcripts from each interviewer, for the sample data I used Ellen and Graham Norton, this may not be reliable as previously stated, Graham Norton is a multiple guest show and Ellen is not which although i picked interviews with the same person, is not in the same situation. i used the same time frame (2:31) for both interviews, one was exactly this length so i matched it to the other one (which was considerably longer)

comparable:

again, I might have to change the interviewers I am using, due to the difference in their formats. this would make the data comparable. As well as this, I will use the same guest (male) and another guest (female) to compare the interviewers techniques only, and how they change with gender, and for genders. 

Possible investigations:

Gender differences in conflict resolution:

For this I would look at mixed gender parliamentary debates, and transcribe them and look at the different techniques used to by genders to resolve conflict and argument. I thought it would be interesting to see how people in power –namely prime ministers such as David Cameron, Tony Blair compared with Margaret thatcher who had quite a lot of controversy and conflict in her time.

I also thought maybe I could look at big brother, as although this is on TV and made to be watched (which may ruin the validity) it isn’t filmed and is very spontaneous, which is what would make the data genuine and not distorted which maybe a problem in other samples e.g. the apprentice

I would then study the transcripts and see what techniques they use to resolve/how they resolve and what their response is to conflict.

This may pose a problem, with lack of data sources and lack of comparability between my two data sources.

Male and female use of taboo language in conflict:

For this area of study I could again look at big brother as this is spontaneous, i could alsp look at shows such as TOWIe which are "unscripted lines but in a structured way" so this would allow me to see how big brother and TOWIE compare as being made of TV but presented in different ways, but with the only way is Essex having some kind of structure and big brother just being an observation shown on TV.

Interview techniques of male and female interviewers:

To study this I could look at different interview shows and see how male and female interviewers ask questions or interact with the guest differently. hows such as Jonathon Ross, Ellen Degeneres, Graham Norton and Oprah could be studies and transcribed. I could also look deeper into how they interact with different gendered guests and same sex guests and more than one guest etc.

ANALYSIS OF TRANSCRIPT:

In the transcript from the Apprentice, it is clear that Alan Sugar has the instrumental power over the rest of the people in the room. Almost every time anyone else speaks either he interrupts or someone else in the room does. This is not very surprising in this setting, as in the boardroom type situation it is a constant struggle for power and who gets the floor and is able to share their views, which when Alan sugar interrupts this is probably him trying to get his views across, almost forcing them upon the other people. The most interesting thing I found in this piece, was that he interrupted Nick, who (from watching the show myself) is normally seen by Sugar as a right hand man, reporting back to him and someone whose views he appreciates and values, but by interrupting him when he is talking to Claire he may seriously change the dynamic of their relationship, and lower Nicks status, but in this way interrupting does not increase his, it lowers it as he as compromised his face needs -to be liked (not that he seems to be worried about this) and Nicks face need -not to be imposed upon. The presence of Claire in this situation seems to put a strain on Alan Sugars temper when she asks can she “please” ask something, it doesn’t really allow him to say no, and then she starts to talk about feelings "a vulnerable position", which is the female approach as stated by Tannen that women use feelings to build relationships whereas men use communication of information to build a conversation with someone. When he kicks her out the boardroom, he may have felt threatened by her being there and seen her as competition for the power over the group and got rid of her, therefore displaying his instrumental power and his ability to do so, almost showing her who’s really in charge, when in fact he is avoiding conflict and getting round having an actual discussion with a verbal power struggle by using actions. It’s very interesting to see how the different genders go about conflict, and how they act within a power struggle in this format.

Simon: I was the project manager i lost money (.) but the reason i lost money and i could have made a fortune in that shopping center this /morning
Claire:                                                                  /yeah
Simon: if /we'd started this morning because /I'm good at-
Alan:      /could've yeah could've/                  /could've/ could've yeah could've should've would've yeah but you didn't (.) right
Simon: no sir Alan i /didn't
Alan:                       /no you didn't/ yeah (4) i think I've heard enough to make a very difficult decision here today
Claire: Sir Alan may i say one more thing please
Alan: (3) if you insist
Claire: I think in this whole competition (.) if you sit back and remain quiet and under the radar (.) people assume they're safe (.) and I've been bold and i know I'm vocal and that puts me/
Alan:                                                                                                                                /oh you have been bold alright/ (.) don't worry about that/
Claire:               /and in puts me in a vunbel-/ in a vulnerable position I'm sorry I'm sat here/
Nick: trouble is you know you never back off even when your calling/
Alan:                                                                                                     /you know what ill tell you what I'm going to do with you (.) ill tell you what I'm going to do with you I'm getting sick and tired of you denying all this (.) you know (2) I'm sick of looking at you at the moment get out that door (3) get back to the bloody house (.) okay (.) get back to the house (.) yeah because you're going to be the next team leader I'm sick of looking at you at the moment (.) get out that door (.) and get back to the house [waits for her to leave] Simon if i asked you to build me a wall (.) you'd build me a wall I'm pretty sure of it if i asked you to dig me a trench (.) i think you'd dig me a trench (.) and I'm not that sure (2) that if i gave you my (.) investment portfolio you'd be able to run that very well (.) I'm sorry my friend i think (.) you're a bit out your depth here (.) with regret (.) you're fired
Simon: thank you for a wonderful opportunity (2) thank you sir Alan (.) goodbye