Different types of communicative strategies

Oral Communication

1. EMPLOYS VARIOUS COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

2. People communicate every day: To establish and maintain relationships To know and understand themselves To find meaningful meaning in the daily grind

3. COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES Communication strategies are plans, means or ways of sharing information which are adopted to achieve a particular social, political, psychological, or linguistic purpose. It serves as the blueprint on how the message or information will be properly and politely conveyed to the participants in a communication process.

4. TYPES OF COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES

5. NOMINATION This is a communicative strategy which involves the presentation of a particular topic clearly, truthfully, and saying only what is relevant. A speaker uses the nomination strategy to clearly establish a topic. Basically, this strategy involves the opening of the topic with the people you are talking to.

6. NOMINATION Nomination in communication refers to the way we select specific terms or names to identify people, objects, or concepts. It shapes how we convey meaning and can influence perceptions and relationships.

7. For example: Have you noticed the weird weather lately? Is this because of global warming? I was late for class again! The MRT stopped midway. What is wrong with the MRT?

8. This refers to the limitation you may have to observe as a speaker. When communicating in a classroom, in a meeting, or while hanging out with your friends, you are typically given specific instructions that you must follow. These instructions confine you as a speaker and limit what you can say. RESTRICTION

9. If someone asks, “Do you prefer tea or coffee?” They restrict the response to just those two choices, rather than allowing for a broader answer. Example

10. TURN-TAKING This is a strategy wherein one member in the communicative process recognizes when and how to speak because it is one’s turn. If it is your turn to speak, then you speak, otherwise you’re not allowed. This is to give equal opportunities to every participant to talk because there are times where others take so much time during the conversation.

11. Example S1: I agree with the point just made. But may I add that OFWs would rather be home and work here so they could be with their families. S2: May I have the floor, sir? The topic under discussion is the state of the Philippine economy today. We want better lives for all Filipinos, whether they are working here or abroad.

12. This is the keeping of the interaction going by asking questions and eliciting a response. It covers how procedural formality or informality affects the development of topic in conversations. This means that when a topic is initiated, it should be collectively developed by avoiding unnecessary interruptions and topic shifts. TOPIC CONTROL

13. If we cannot use the Earth’s resources, our economies will die. We need to choose: the economy or the environment. Example

14. TOPIC SHIFTING It involves moving from one topic to another. In other words, it is where one part of a conversation ends and where another begins.

15. Example S1: “Did you see the latest episode of that show?” S2: “Yes, it was great! I loved the twist at the end.” S3: “Speaking of twists, have you heard about the new roller coaster opening at the amusement park?”

16. This refers to how the speakers address the problems in speaking, listening, and comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation. This is to overcome the communication breakdown to send more comprehensible messages. REPAIR

17. Imagine two friends discussing a movie: Friend A: “I loved the part where the character flies to Mars.” Friend B: “Wait, I thought they went to Jupiter?” Friend A: “Oh, I meant the scene where they talk about Mars. Sorry for the confusion!” Example

18. TERMINATION This refers to the use of verbal and nonverbal signals to end the conversation.

19. Example Verbal Signals: Colleague A: “Well, I think we’ve covered everything for today. Let’s reconvene next week.” Colleague B: “ Sounds good. Thanks for the updates!” Nonv erbal Signals: As Colleague A finishes speaking, they start to gather their papers and stand up, indicating they are ready to leave.

20. Quiz Time

21. Direction: Read the following sentences and identify the type of communicative strategy that is best applicable in each statement.

22. 1. Do you have anything to say?

23. 2. One of the essential lessons I gained from the discussion is the importance of sports and wellness to a healthy lifestyle.

24. 3. Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to say about the issue.

25. 4 . Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you finish first before I say something.

26. 5 . Have you heard the news about the latest achievement of our government?

27. 6 . Hey. How are you? I miss you.

28. 7 . Best regards to your parents! I missed you!

29. 8 . Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to personally offer apologies for what I did yesterday.

30. 9 . Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. I am still focused on writing my assignment. Let’s talk next time, okay?

31. 10 . Now, it’s your turn to ask questions.

32. 11 . It was nice meeting you. Bye!

33. 12 . Can we all listen to the one who talk in front of us?

34. 13 . Excuse me, but there are 5 functions of communication not 4.

35. 14 . I’m, sorry the word should be pronounced as pretty not priti .

36. 15 . Let’s just talk about the project given to us by our teachers.