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  2. Ethnography of communication - Wikipedia

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    A - act sequence: what speech acts make up the speech event, and what order they are performed in K - key : the tone or manner of performance (serious or joking, sincere or ironic, etc.) I - instrumentalities : what channel or medium of communication is used (e.g. speaking, signing, writing, drumming, whistling), and what language/variety is ...

  3. Communication accommodation theory - Wikipedia

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    Because speech style and language is an important factor in defining social groups, divergence in speech style or language is often used to maintain intergroup distinctiveness and differentiate from the out-group, especially when group membership is a salient issue or the individual's identity and group membership is being threatened.

  4. Rhetorical modes - Wikipedia

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    The rhetorical modes (also known as modes of discourse) are a broad traditional classification of the major kinds of formal and academic writing (including speech-writing) by their rhetorical (persuasive) purpose: narration, description, exposition, and argumentation.

  5. 5 Leadership Styles for the Workplace - AOL

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    As with a sports coach, leaders who favor this type of management approach work to encourage and support each team member's strengths so that employees can develop to their full potential. 5 ...

  6. Workplace communication - Wikipedia

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    The workplace significantly influences working women's language use, with solidarity and professionalism being key factors driving changes in their language across different settings. [ 16 ] Emotional barriers: Emotional barriers like fear, inferiority, shyness, lack of self confidence and skills will stop an employee in communicating ...

  7. Public speaking - Wikipedia

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    In today's text, the structure has been reduced to introduction, body, and conclusion. Style is the process of choosing language and constructing your presentation to create an emotional response from the audience. Individuals can achieve this by using language and rhetoric devices like analogy, allusion and alliteration. [32] [33]

  8. Audience design - Wikipedia

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    In contrast with audience design, which can be defined as a responsive style-shift where the speaker responds to specific factors of the speech context, referee design is characterised as an initiative shift. In such situations, speakers may use styles associated with non-present social groups to signal hypothetical allegiances with these speakers.

  9. Interpersonal communication - Wikipedia

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    As writing and language styles developed, humans found ways to transfer messages. Interpersonal communication was one such way. In a world where technologies were not available to communicate, humans used pictures and carvings, which later developed into words and expressions.