1. Communication Strategies

Nomination

It is when a speaker carries out a nomination to collaboratively and productively establish a topic. The process of proposing a discussion topic.

Nomination

Typically, it begins with a question intended to elicit a response or just as a conversation starter. To put it simply, if you were to inquire, "How was your day?"

Nomination

> Have you read the novel "Thing Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe?

> I saw your new profile picture on Facebook, you look dazzling.

> What can you say about the result of the exams?

> Can you help me solve this problem?

Level of formality, Language

NOMINATION

2 Things to Consider

Restriction

It refers to any limitation you may have as a speaker. Used in communication where the speaker limits or restricts the response of the listener. This strategy is often used to guide the conversation and control its flow.

Restriction

It is a strategy used when responses need to be within the set categories or instructions. These instructions confine you as a speaker and limit what you can say.

Restriction

> In your class, your teacher asked you to brainstorm and decipher the historical significance of the novel "The Kite Runner" in Afghanistan.

> You are invited to the police station to answer some questions about what you know about the accident.

Turn-Taking

It pertains to the process by which people decide who takes the conversational floor. It allows all participants in the conversation a chance to speak.

Turn-Taking

You can use this strategy to avoid taking over the whole conversation. You can employ this strategy by making your response shorter yet informative enough to express your ideas and feelings.

Turn-Taking

> What do you think?

> Do you want to say something?

Topic Control

It covers how procedural formality or informality affects the development of a topic in conversations.

Topic Control

This strategy is used when there is a need to control and prevent unnecessary interruptions and topic shifts in a certain conversation. Using this strategy makes the conversation stay focused on the topic by asking questions.

Topic Control

> In the senate session, the senate president presides over the meeting. Senators who wish to speak ask permission of the senate president.

> Let's go back to the topic.

> Going back to what we are talking about.

Topic Shifting

It involves moving from one topic to another. This Strategy works best when there is follow-through so that a new topic continues to be discussed.

Topic Shifting

This strategy is used to change the topic to a new one which helps communication to keep going. You may use conversational transitions that indicate a shift.

Topic Shifting

> Before I forget...

> Now, let's talk about our new project in Oral Communication.

> This time, let me tell you about...

Good timing

TOPIC SHIFTING

It requires ____________________ .So, make sure that topic is adequately discussed before changing it to another one.

Repair

It refers to how speakers address the problem in speaking, listening, and comprehending that they encounter in a conversation. It may also include addressing physical and physiological issues affecting.

Repair

It is the self-righting mechanism in any social interaction. You can employ this strategy whenever we encounter problems in communication to prevent breakdown.

Repair

It also includes requesting, clarification or making a clarifying question, request for repetition, and request for definition, translation or explanation.

Repair

> I am sorry but what do you mean by "new normal?"

> Does it mean that we do not need to come to school if there are no face-to-face classes?

> Can you please repeat the last part of the instructions?

> Doc, can you please explain what a ferritin test is?

Termination

It refers to the conversation participants' close initiating expressions that END a topic in a conversation.

Termination

Ends the interaction through verbal and nonverbal Messages that both Speaker and Listener send to each other. Sometimes is quick and short. Sometimes it is prolonged by clarifications, further questions, or the continuation of the topic already discussed, but the point of the language and body movement is to END the communication.

Termination

It is used to END an interaction or close a topic. Most of the time. The topic initiator or the person who opened the topic takes responsibility to signal the end of the discussion as well.

Termination

> It's nice catching up with you. I must be going.

> Thanks for your time. See you around

> Regards to your wife. See you soon