Types of Communication Strategies I Flashcards
a plan of action or a technique that a communicator uses in
order to help make the communication process successful
Communication Strategies
Types of Communication Strategies
a. Nomination
b. Restriction
c. Turn-Taking
d. Topic Control
e. Topic Shifting
f. Repair
g. Termination
involves the opening and establishing of a
topic in a conversation
Nomination
involves limiting what the participants can
contribute to the conversation or discussion
Restriction
refers to the process in which a participant
stops speaking and yields the floor to another participant so
that he or she can speak
Turn-Taking
occurs when the main or assigned speaker
manipulates the discussion in order to maintain its flow without
moving away from or changing the topic
Topic Control
occurs when one intentionally or
unintentionally changes the direction of the flow of ideas in a
conversation
Topic Shifting
refers to the act of fixing the violations in a
communication situation
Repair
refers to the act of ending a conversation
Termination
Factors to consider in nominatio and restriction
Social relationships
Environment
determine the specific role of the
participants, which is a factor for whether they can nominate or
restrict other speakers from joining the conversation
Social relationships
those who are assigned to control the
flow of the conversation
Higher authorities
refer to the participants who start as
listeners and are then nominated to be speakers when called on
by the higher authorities
Lower authorities
the setting of the conversation; it also
determines the roles of the speakers
Environment
refers to communication
situations in which there are only two participants
One-on-one communication
refers to communication
situations in which there are more than two participants
Group communication
the opportunity given to a speaker to talk
Turn
a process in which a participant stops speaking
and yields the floor to another participant so he or she can
speak
Turn-taking
3 Turn-Taking Acts
Keep-turn
Release-turn
Take-turn
suggests that a speaker must not stop until he
or she fulfills his purpose in a conversation
Keep-turn
suggests that a speaker is finished talking
and is ready to yield the floor to another person to take his
or her turn
Release-turn
suggests that another participant can take the
role of the speaker
Take-turn
Intonation
Verbal cues
Nonverbal cues or gestures
