OBJECTIVES
• - Definecommunicative styles
• - Identify the five types of communicative
styles
• - Demonstrate appropriate
communicative styles through role-playing
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WHAT IS COMMUNICATIVESTYLE?
•It is the way language is used
depending on the context,
relationship of speaker and listener,
and purpose of communication.
1. INTIMATE STYLE
•-Used among close family members,
partners, or best friends
•- Language is private and personal
•Example:Whispering secrets to a sibling
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2. CASUAL STYLE
•-Informal communication among
friends or peers
•- May use slang and ellipsis
•Example: Chatting with a classmate
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3. CONSULTATIVE STYLE
•- Semi-formal; used in professional or
educational settings
• - Speaker provides guidance; listener
participates
• Example:Asking a teacher for help
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4. FORMAL STYLE
•-Used in formal settings; structured
and well-organized
•- Often one-way communication
•Example: Delivering a speech or report
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5. FROZEN STYLE
•-Most formal; unchanging language
•- Often memorized or written in
advance
•Example: Reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance or prayers
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Type Description Example
Intimate
Private,used with
close family/friends
Talking to a best
friend
Casual
Informal, used
among peers
Chatting with
classmates
Consultative
Professional or
semi-formal
Talking to a teacher
Formal
Structured, one-
way
Public speech or
announcement
Frozen Fixed and ritualistic
Oath of allegiance,
prayers
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ACTIVITY
• Group Role-Play:
•- Each group presents a scenario
showing one communicative style
• - Class guesses the style used and
explains why
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•Why is itimportant to know
different communicative styles?
•How do we choose the correct style
in a situation?
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SUMMARY
• - Communicativestyles vary
depending on the relationship and
context
• - Using the right style improves
communication and respect
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EVALUATION
• Identify thecommunicative style used in each
situation:
• 1.Talking to your teacher
• 2. Reciting a prayer
• 3.Talking to a friend
• 4. Giving a speech
• 5.Whispering to a sibling
1. CASUAL/INFORMAL COMMUNICATION
STYLE
•Described as: SUNSHINEYELLOW – sociable, dynamic,
demonstrative, enthusiastic, persuasive Casual / Informal - Much
more informal.
• This style is used in conversations between friends and insiders
who have something to share and have shared background
information
• There is free and easy participation of both speaker and listener.
• The use of language is general. - It makes use of slang,
colloquialisms and idioms.
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• SLANG –kind of language occurring chiefly in
casual and playful speech
• COLLOQUIALISM – is any form of informal, day-
to-day language you
• would use with close friends
• IDIOMS – expressions that cannot be taken
literally
2. FORMAL COMMUNICATIONSTYLE
• Described as: FIERY RED – competitive, demanding,
determined, purposeful formal
• - Often pre-prepared still but what is said is not as set as with
the frozen style.
• -Words are chosen carefully however and there is generally still
quite a lot of social distance created by politeness in this style.
• -This style is expected to be presented in complete sentence
with well-structured words/phrases, logically sequenced, and
strongly coherent.
3. FROZEN COMMUNICATIVESTYLE
• Frozen -This style is very set in its ways and does not
change.
• - It also does not allow for much interaction with other
participants.
• - It does not require any feedback from the audience.
• - It uses long sentences with correct grammar and
vocabulary.
• -The use of language is fixed and relatively static
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EXAMPLES OF FROZENCOMMUNICATION STYLE
• • Pledge of Allegiance
• • Weddings
• • Shakespeare plays
• • Church Mass
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4. CONSULTATIVE COMMUNICATIVESTYLE
• Cool Blue – cautious, precise, deliberate, questioning, formal
• Consultative -The style used most often for everyday interaction.
• -This is an unplanned speech.
• -This communicative style uses listener participation and feedback
• -The two defining features of this style are:
a. the speaker supplies the background information
b. the listener participates continuously
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EXAMPLES OF CONSULTATIVE
•• when a student is talking/asking to his or her
teacher
• • when a student recites in class
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5. INTIMATE COMMUNICATIVESTYLE
• Earth Green - caring, encouraging, sharing, patient, relaxed
• Intimate -This style is reserved for people you are particularly
close to such as your boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife and
really close friends you have known for a long time.
• -This is characterized by an economy of words, with high
incidence of significant nonverbal communication, such as
gesture, facial expression, eye contact, and so on.
• -There is free and easy participation of both the speaker and
listener.