backchannel
noun
Meaning
- The smaller of two channels in a river that diverge to form an island.
- An unofficial communications channel used to make informal or subversive negotiations.
- A real-time online discussion that occurs simultaneously with a verbal presentation.
- A gesture or short prompt by which a listener invites a speaker to continue.
- To employ a back channel.
- To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption.
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