Oral Communication

NOMINATION When you employ this strategy, you try to

open a topic with the people you are
talking to. When beginning a topic, you
may start off with news inquiries, news
announcements, giving a compliment,
asking for an opinion, or offering help as
they promise extended talk.

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.

TURN-TAKING The primary idea is to give all

communicators a chance to speak.

TOPIC CONTROL This is a strategy used when there is a

need to control and prevent unnecessary
interruptions and topic shifts in a certain
conversation.

TOPIC SHIFTING This strategy is used to change the topic

to a new one which helps communication
keep going.

REPAIR Refers to how speakers address the

problems in speaking, listening, and
comprehending that they may encounter
in a conversation.

TERMINATION This strategy is used to end an interaction

or close a topic.

Language form Deals with the internal grammatical

structure of words and phrases, including
vocabulary. When a speaker refers to
“people,” he/she denotes more than one
person without a particular identity.

Duration of interaction Defined as the length of time that

 communication lasts.

Articulation It is the formation of clear and distinct

sounds in speech.

Modulation It is a change of key in music or of the

sound of a person's voice.

Stage Presence It is the ability to get and secure the

audience's interest in listening to
presentation.

Facial Expressions It helps enhance the verbal content of our

speech.

Movement This helps the speaker express himself

with the use of is body.

Rapport This happens when you have everything

in concordance or harmony.