OBJECTIVES

• Identify the four basic communicative styles.

 
• Provide authentic examples of each communicative style that are used
in various situations.
 
• Evaluate themselves on how they communicate with others.
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Communication is simply the act of
transferring information from one place,
person or group to another.
1. PASSIVE COMMUNICATION
It is a style in which individuals
have developed a pattern of
avoiding expressing their
opinions or feelings, protecting
their rights, and identifying and
meeting their needs.
 A passive communicator will
say, believe, or behave like:

“I’m unable to stand up for

my rights.”

“I don’t know what my rights

are.”
2. AGGRESSIVE
COMMUNICATION

It is a style in which
individuals express their
feelings and opinions
and advocate for their
needs in a way that
violates the rights of
others.
The aggressive communicator
will say, believe, or behave like:

“I’m superior and right and

you’re inferior and wrong.”

“I’m loud, bossy and pushy.”

“I can dominate and intimidate

you.”
3. PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE
COMMUNICATION

It is a style in which
individuals appear passive
on the surface but are really
acting out anger in a subtle,
indirect, or behind-the-
scenes way.
 The passive-
aggressive
communicator will
say, believe, or
behave like:
• “I’m weak and resentful, so I
sabotage, frustrate, and
disrupt.”

• “I’m powerless to deal with

you head on so I must use
guerilla warfare.”
 4. ASSERTIVE
COMMUNICATION

It is a style in which
individuals clearly state their
opinions and feelings, and
firmly advocate for their rights
and needs without violating
the rights of others.
 The assertive communicator will say,
believe, or behave in a way that says:

“We are equally entitled to express

ourselves respectfully to one
another.”

“I am confident about who I am.”

“I realize I have choices in my life and

I consider my options.”
No. That’s your responsibility. I will
not do it.

Finish my
homework,
Rome.
 1. parents
Evaluate yourself. 2. siblings

3. relatives
How do you 4. friends
communicate with 5. classmates
the following 6. teachers
people?
7. neighbors
 Be assertive.
Being silent just to avoid conflict is
unhealthy. Talking too much and say
you’re just being honest is dangerous.
Showing kindness to people while thinking
something bad about them is inhumane.
Express yourselves honestly and
appropriately. Do your thing without
hurting others. That’s the character.
That’s gold.
-R.M. DE VERA 2021