What Are Communication

Strategies?
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
identify the different types
of communication
strategies; and

 Why should we make a

deliberate effort to
communicate clearly with
others?
Communication
strategy
Communication strategy

technique that a
communicator uses in
order to help make the
communication process
successful

 Types of
Communication
Strategies
Types of Communication Strategies

Nomination Topic control

Restriction Topic shifting

Termination
Turn-taking Repair
Types of Communication Strategies
Nomination

opening and establishing of a topic

in a conversation
Types of Communication Strategies
Nomination

opening and establishing of a topic

in a conversation
example: Jasmine, may I talk to you
about our science project?

Types of Communication Strategies

Restriction
Types of Communication Strategies
Restriction

involves limiting what the

participants can contribute to the
conversation or discussion

Types of Communication Strategies

Restriction
involves limiting what the
participants can contribute to the
conversation or discussion
example: If you had to choose just three
words to describe yourself, what would
those three words be?

Types of Communication Strategies

Turn-taking
a participant stops speaking and yields the
floor to another participant so that he or she
can speak

Types of Communication Strategies

Turn-taking
Example:
Vanessa: Do you think this is already okay? Or
should we add more designs?
Hazel: I think this is good to go. Adding more
designs would probably make it look cluttered
and overwhelming.
Vanessa: Yeah, you’re right.
Types of Communication Strategies
Topic control
when the main or assigned speaker
manipulates the discussion in order to
maintain its flow without moving away
from or changing the topic

Types of Communication Strategies

Topic control
example:
That’s a good question, but it’s no longer
connected to our topic. Let’s discuss this first,
and I can answer that question later.

Types of Communication Strategies

Topic shifting
when one intentionally or unintentionally
changes the direction of the flow of ideas in a
conversation

Types of Communication Strategies

Topic shifting
example:
Ryan: Were you able to watch the basketball
game on television last night?
Ruel: Yes. It was a really good game. It made
me miss playing basketball. Would you like to
play a game over the weekend? I’ll invite some
of our classmates too.
Types of Communication Strategies
Repair
refers to the act of fixing the violations in a
communication situation

Types of Communication Strategies

Repair
refers to the act of fixing the violations in a
communication situation
example:

The meeting is going to be on the 25th . . . oh I

mean on the 24th of May.
Types of Communication Strategies
Termination
– refers to the act of ending a conversation

Types of Communication Strategies

Termination
– refers to the act of 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?

Identify what communication strategy is being described in each statement below.

1. This refers to the act of ending a conversation.

2. This involves the opening and establishing of a topic in a

conversation.

3. This refers to the act of fixing the violations in a communication

situation.

4. This involves limiting what the participants can contribute to the

conversation or discussion.

5. This occurs when the main or assigned speaker manipulates the

discussion in order to maintain its flow without moving away from

or changing the topic.