Stephenson J. Beck is Professor and Chair of Communication at North Dakota State University. His research investigates communication strategy, conflict management, and meeting facilitation processes in groups and teams. Joann Keyton is Distinguished Professor of Communication at North Carolina State University. Her research examines collaborative processes and relational aspects of interdisciplinary teams, participants’ language in team meetings, and the multiplicity of cultures in organizations. Marshall Scott Poole is David L. Swanson Professor of Communication, Director of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Application at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.