To score a conversation with TDD for People in mind, label your statements and questions in either column with the rung they correspond to. If you start at the bottom of the Ladder, with Data, Selections, and Meanings, and then move up to Assumptions, Conclusions, and Beliefs as the conversation progresses, you’re on track. But if you’re spending most of your time at the top of the Ladder, consider ways to consciously bring yourself back down to the lower rungs before proceeding.