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Language and oral style - Coggle Diagram
Language and oral style
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Speaking appropriately means using language that adapts to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of your listeners and avoiding language that alienates any audience members.
“We” language, the use of plural personal pronouns like “we,” “our,” and “us” rather than “you” or “they,” conveys a sense of connection with your
listeners and involves them in the communication event.
Bias-free language (word choices that keep an ethical concern for fairness and respect with regard to race ethnicity, gender, ability, sexual orientation, and
diverse worldviews
Addapt to cultural diversity verbal communication rules and expectations vary from culture to culture.
Avoid the use of offensive humor show sensitivity by avoiding offensive humor. Dirty jokes and racist, sexist, or other “-ist” remarks may not be intended to be offensive, but if some listeners are offended, you will have lost verbal immediacy
Using accurate language means using words that convey your meaning precisely. On the surface, speaking accurately seems simple enough.
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- We are not born knowing a language; we must learn it.
- Although every language has a system of syntax and grammar, each utterance of a word is a creative act.
- Even though two people may know the same words, they may interpret the meanings of the words differently.
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Speak vividly because listeners cannot “reread” what you have said, you must speak in ways
that help them remember your message.
Sensory language is language that appeals to the senses of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and feeling.
Rhetorical fi gures of speech make striking comparisons between things that are not obviously alike and so help listeners visualize or internalize what you are saying.