COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES

communicative strategies

means of sharing information to achieve a specific purpose

1. nomination

2. restriction

3. turn-taking

4. topic control

5. topic shift

6. repair

7. termination

communicative strategies

nomination

speaker carries out a nomination to establish a topic

inclusivity and sets the tone for dialogue

feature of nomination

restriction

constraining the response within a set of categories

narrows down responses and maintaining clarity

feature of restriction

turn-taking

recognizing when and how to speak because it’s one’s turn

promotes orderly interaction and ordinance

feature of turn-taking

topic control

procedural formality affects the development of a topic

guides conversation back to main topic

feature of topic control

topic shift

introducing a new topic followed by a continuation of it

introduces transitions between topics seamlessly

feature of topic shift

repair

overcoming communication breakdown

resolves issues to maintain effective communication

feature of repair

termination

participant’s close-initiating expressions that end a topic using verbal and non-verbal signals

ensures closure in communication

features of termination