Communicative

Styles
•Differentiate communicative styles from each other.
•Employ the appropriate communicative styles for various
situations (conversational, consultative, frozen).
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What are the 2
communicative styles we’ve
already discussed? How do
they differ?
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Froze
remaining n
It is the most formal
communicative style that is usually
communicative styles used during respectful events and
ceremonies. It also used when one
shows hesitation, disinterest or
prejudice. Frozen speech is used
generally in a very formal setting,
does not require any feedback from
the audience, most formal
communicative style for respectful
situations.
 Formal
Formal speeches are
Consultative
This is used in semi-formal
straightforward speeches. In this communication, sentences
speech style, the speaker avoids
end to be shorter and
using slang terminologies, what
the speaker says is something that spontaneous, the speaker
has been prepared beforehand, its does not usually plan
complex sentence and noun what he/she wants to say,
phrases are well structured, most operational among
logically sequenced and strongly
others.
coherent.
 Which among
these
communicative
styles have you
encountered?
 —SOMEONE FAMOUS

Whose line is it? Study the following

dialogue. Identify who are the people

For involved in this conversation and the type

of communicative style being shown.
your
task
 Task
Whose line is it? Study
the following dialogue.
Identify who are the
people involved in this
conversation and the type
of communicative style
being shown.
 1 2 3

Man 1: No! That’s absolutely not

"I, Mohamed Abdul, swear
true.
that I will be faithful and bear
Man 2: Oh please! Your client is
true allegiance to this nation
an unruly man and he belongs in
Lady: Hello, I would like to and to its people according to
prison.
follow up my order. law."
Man 3: Order! Order! Both the
lawyers settle down and maintain Man: May I know your name
the decorum of court. I would hear and your Emirate ID number?
arguments from both the sides in
next hearing. By that time court
is adjourned.
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Good Afternoon Ladies and
Gentlemen,
I am Bimala Chapagain, an
International business student from
Nepal. As nervous as I am standing
here today I am also proud to be
sharing my experiences with you
all.
First of all I would like to
congratulate all of the students here
including myself for finally
graduating.
"I, Michael, take you
(Groom/Bride), to be my
(wife/husband), to have and to
hold from this day forward, for
better or for worse, for richer, for
poorer, in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish; from this
day forward until death do us
part."
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