Communication Strategies Overview

Communication Strategies

• Communication strategy is a plan or technique communicators use to ensure a successful communication process.

Types of Communication Strategies

• Nomination: The opening and establishing of a topic; example: "Jasmine, may I talk to you about our science project?"
• Restriction: Limiting the participants' contributions to a conversation or discussion; example: "If you had to choose just three words to describe yourself, what would those be?"
• Turn-taking: The process where a participant stops speaking and yields the floor to another to speak; example: Vanessa's and Hazel's exchange on design choices.
• Topic control: Main or assigned speaker guides the discussion to maintain flow without changing topic; example: "That's a good question, but it's no longer connected to our topic...."
• Topic shifting: Intentionally or unintentionally changing the direction of a conversation; example: Ryan's question about watching a basketball game.
• Repair: Fixing violations in a communication; example: "The meeting is going to be on the 25th... oh, I mean the 24th of May."
• Termination: Ending a conversation; Example: "I really would love to talk more, but I have a meeting in five minutes. I'll call you later, okay?"

Additional Information

• Activities and questions were presented to understand students' communication styles and strategies.
• Students were asked to identify communication strategies in provided dialogues.
• Learners were encouraged to actively participate in a class discussion/dialogue.
• Discussion topics included inclusive language, bargaining, and tourist inquiries
• Students were instructed to record, transcribe, and analyze conversations with siblings or parents. The conversation topic was lowering the criminal liability age.