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OC 11 - 12 - Unit 7 - Lesson 1 - What Are Communication Strategies

This document provides an overview of communication strategies and how to use them effectively. It defines different types of communication strategies like nomination, restriction, turn-taking, topic control, topic shifting, repair, and termination. Learners are given examples and drills to help them identify and apply these strategies in conversations.

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OC 11 - 12 - Unit 7 - Lesson 1 - What Are Communication Strategies

This document provides an overview of communication strategies and how to use them effectively. It defines different types of communication strategies like nomination, restriction, turn-taking, topic control, topic shifting, repair, and termination. Learners are given examples and drills to help them identify and apply these strategies in conversations.

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Lesson 1

What Are
Communication
Strategies?
Learning Engage in a communicative
Competency 1 situation using acceptable,
polite, and meaningful
communicative strategies
(EN11/12OC-IIab-21).
Objectives

● identify the different types of communication


strategies; and
● use the different communication strategies in a
dialogue.
Essential Question

Why should we make a deliberate effort to communicate


clearly with others?
Warm Up!
1. What do you do whenever:
a. a person keeps on talking, and you want to contribute to the
discussion as well?
b. a person talks about a topic that does not interest everyone in the
group?
c. a person keeps on talking, but you need to end the conversation
because you have to leave already?
d. a person keeps on talking, but you want another person who has
not contributed yet to the discussion to express his or her opinion
as well?
e. a person talks about a sensitive topic, and you sense that the other
members of the group are not comfortable with talking about it?
2. Write your answers down on a piece of paper, then share
your insights with a partner.
Review

1 How do you usually end a conversation with your


friend?

2 When you are uncomfortable with a topic your


friend initiated, what do you do?
Learn about It!

Communication strategy - a plan of action or a


technique that a communicator uses in order to help
make the communication process successful
Learn about It!

Types of Communication Strategies

Nomination – involves the opening and establishing of


a topic in a conversation

Jasmine, may I talk to you about our science project?


Learn about It!

Restriction – involves limiting what the participants can


contribute to the conversation or discussion

If you had to choose just three words to describe yourself, what


would those three words be?
Learn about It!

Turn-taking – refers to the process in which a


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

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.
Learn about It!

Topic control – occurs when the main or assigned


speaker manipulates the discussion in order to maintain
its flow without moving away from or changing the topic

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.
Learn about It!

Topic shifting – occurs when one intentionally or


unintentionally changes the direction of the flow of ideas
in a conversation

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.
Learn about It!

Repair – refers to the act of fixing the violations in a


communication situation

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


24th of May.
Learn about It!

Termination – refers to the act of ending a conversation

I really would love to talk more, but I have a meeting in five


minutes. I’ll call you later, okay?
Drills

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.
Drills
Read the dialogue below and identify the communication strategy shown in the underlined lines.

Alexa: Hey, I have to tell you something, but you have to promise me you wouldn’t yell at me afterward.
Jennie: What is it? Go ahead and tell me. I won’t yell at you.
Alexa: Well . . . You let me borrow a dress so that I’ll have a costume for the play, right? The thing is, I—
or rather—my sister got ketchup on it as I got home.
Jennie: Oh no. Is it permanently stained?
Alexa: I don’t know yet. I gave it to my mom so that she could try to get the stain out. I’ll know later if
she was able to get rid of the stain. If she hasn’t, I’ll take your dress to a laundromat to have it
professionally treated.
Jennie: I see. I appreciate it that you told me right away.
Alexa: So you’re not angry?
Jennie: I’m a bit upset about the dress, but I’m not angry. By the way, are you done with your math
homework?
Alexa: Not yet. I have to do it now before our lunch break is over. Would you like to go with me to the
library?
Jennie: I’m done with mine, and I think I need to speak with Carla about our science project. Let’s talk
later, okay? Bye!
Drills

Choose one from the topics below and write a dialogue


based on the situation you have chosen. Your dialogue
should make use of at least four communication strategies.

1. You are a teacher discussing the importance of using


inclusive language.
2. You are a consumer bargaining with a vendor about some
items you want to buy.
3. You are a tourist asking for directions from a local.
Drills

Criteria Score
Content
(The dialogue properly made use of at least four communication
strategies. It also followed one of the prompts.) 5 pts.
Organization
(Logical progression of details/events; clear transitions between
ideas) 3 pts.
Language
(Use of proper spelling, mechanics, grammar, and word choice)
2 pts.
Score: /10
Values Integration

In what ways can you apply your learnings from this


lesson in having a successful conversation with your
friends?
Synthesis

1. Decide on a topic and create a dialogue about it.


2. Make sure to include at least five communication
strategies.
3. Then, act out the dialogue in front of the class.
Synthesis

After the activity, answer these questions:

1. Which communication strategy was the easiest to create


and perform? Why do you think so?
2. Which communication strategy was the most difficult to
create and perform? Why do you think so?
3. Talking about the same topic, will you be able to use the
communication strategies smoothly in an unpracticed
situation?
4. Based on the activity, what should one remember for a
conversation to become successful?
Assignment

1. Have a conversation with your sibling or parents about


the topic below.
Topic: Lowering the criminal liability age from 15 to 9
2. Make sure to record your conversation so that you can
transcribe it later.
3. After transcribing, take note of the communication
strategies that your siblings or parents used.

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