COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

Question 1

Since engaging in conversations is also bound by implicit rules, ___________ states that strategies must be used to start and maintain a conversation .

Answer 1

Cohen (1990)

Question 2

What are the 7 strategies people use when communicating?

Answer 2

Nomination
Restriction
Turn-taking
Topic control
Topic shifting repair
Termination

Question 3

It is to collaboratively and productively establish a topic. Basically when you employ this strategy, you try to open a topic with the people you are talking to,

Answer 3

Nomination

Question 4

Refers to any limitation you may have as a speaker.

Answer 4

Restriction

Question 5

Pertains to the process by which a participant stops speaking and yields or decides who among a participant takes the conversational floor as a speaker.

Answer 5

Turn-taking

Question 6

What are the three turn-taking acts?

Answer 6

Keep-turn
Release-turn
Take-turn

Question 7

It suggests that a speaker must not stop until he fulfills his purpose in a conversation.

Answer 7

Keep- turn

Question 8

Suggests that a speaker is finished talking and is ready to yield the floor to another person to take his or her turn. He or she may use signals or pauses in a conversation.

Answer 8

Release-turn

Question 9

Suggests that another participant can take the role of the speaker

Answer 9

Take-turn

Question 10

What are signals and cues that speaker wants to keep, yield or take his or her turn.

Answer 10

Intonation
Verbal Cues
Nonverbal cues or gestures

Question 11

May signal when a speaker intends to keep or yield his or her turn

Answer 11

Intonation

Question 12

May suggest that a speaker wants to yield or to keep his or her turn.

Answer 12

Verbal cues

Question 13

Such as raising one’s hand, shows that a participant wants to take the floor or speak.

Answer 13

Non-verbal cues/gestures

Question 14

Covers how procedural formality or informality affects the development of topics in conversations.

Answer 14

Topic control

Question 15

It involves moving from one topic to another. In other words it is where one part of a conversation ends and where another begins.

Answer 15

Topic shifting

Question 16

It refers to how speakers address the problems in speaking, listening and comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation.

Answer 16

Repair

Question 17

He states that
“Repair is the self-righting mechanism in any social Interaction”

Answer 17

Schegloff et al.., 1977

Question 18

It refers to the conversation participants close-initiating expressions that end a topic in a conversation.

Answer 18

Termination

Question 19

Recite again what are the 7 types of communication strategies

Answer 19

Nomination
Restriction
Turn-taking
Topic Control
Repair
Termination

Question 20

“Do you have anything to say?”

Answer 20

Turn taking

Question 21

“One of the essential lessons I gained from the discussion is the importance of sports and wellness to a healthy lifestyle”

Answer 21

Restriction

Question 22

“Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to say about the issue”

Answer 22

Repair

Question 23

“Go on with your ideas. I’ll let yoy finish before I say something”

Answer 23

Turn taking

Question 24

“Have you heard about the news about the latest achievement of our government.”

Answer 24

Nomination

Question 25

“Hey, how are you? I missed you”

Answer 25

Nomination

Question 26

“Best regards to your parents! See you around”

Answer 26

Termination

Question 27

“Good to see you, Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to personally offer apologies for what I did yesterday.”

Answer 27

Repair

Question 28

“Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing assignment. Let’s talk next time, okay?”

Answer 28

Termination

Question 29

“Now it your turn to ask questions .”

Answer 29

Turn-taking

Question 30

Succesful communication requires *understanding* the relationship between words and sentences and the speech acts they represent. Is this True or False?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Knowing and applying grammar appropriately is one of the most *complex* strategies for maintaining a conversation. Is this true or false.

Answer 31

False-“Basic”

Question 32

Keep the conversational environment *private and disclosed* for opinions until the prior topic shuts down easily and initiates a smooth end. This could efficiently signal the beginning of a new topic in the conversation.

Answer 32

False- “open”

Question 33

“When communicating in the classroom or in a meeting, you are typically given specific instructions that you must follow. These instructions *confine you as a speaker and limit* what you can say.”

Answer 33

True

Question 34

“There is a *code of behavior* behind establishing and sustaining a productive conversation, but the primary idea is to give all communicators a chance to speak.”

Answer 34

True

Question 35

“Regardless of the formality of the context, topic control is achieved *individually*

Answer 35

False-“cooperatively*

Question 36

“When a topic is initiated, it should be *collectively developed* by avoiding unnecessary interruptions and topic shifts.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

“When shifting from one topic to another, you have to be very *cold*.

Answer 37

False-“Intuitive”

Question 38

“If everybody in the conversation seems to talk at the same time, give way and acknowledge another’s initiative to set the conversation back to its topic”

Answer 38

True

Question 39

“Although not all topics may have clear ends, try to signal the end of the topic through *non-verbal cues*

Answer 39

False- “concluding cues”

Question 40

“When a speaker tries to establish a topic like “Good morning, how are you?” That is an example of Nomination.”

Answer 40

True

Question 41

“Repair is the *self-wronging* mechanism in any social interaction

Answer 41

False- “self-righting”

Question 42

“Giving another speaker a chance to speak their opinion is an example of Repair.”

Answer 42

False- Turn taking

Question 43

“What you think?” “You were wanting to say something?” Are all examples of Topic control

Answer 43

False-Turn taking

Question 44

“You are limited to cuss out your opposing team in a debate.” That is an example of restriction

Answer 44

True

Question 45

“By the way” “Which reminds me of” Are cues in example of Topic Shifting

Answer 45

True

Question 46

“Goodbye, see you around.” “I’ll conclude this convo for now.” Are examples of a restriction

Answer 46

False- Termination

Question 47

When it comes to formal or informal cues like “Yes, okay” “That was unexpected wasn’t it?” “Go on” Are all examples of Topic control

Answer 47

True

Question 48

State again all 7 communicative strategies

Answer 48

Nomination Restriction Turn-Taking Topic Shifting Topic Control Repair Termination