Communicative Styles

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Communicative Styles

The way you communicate has a big impact on how you get on with people and get
the things you want. Good communication skills can help you avoid conflict and
solve problems theyre also important for making friends and having healthy
relationships.
Informal or Casual A casual form of information sharing typically used in personal
conversations with friends or family members. Phone Texts, Conversation with
friends or family members, etc.
Formal A type of verbal presentation or document intend ed to share information and
which conforms to established professional rules, standards and processes and avoids
using slang terminology.
Frozen It is the most formal communicative style that is usually used in respectful
situation or formal ceremony.
Consultative It is used in some group discussion, regular conversation at school,
companies, trade, speech conversation, etc. it was the most operational among the
other styles. One of the characteristics of consultative language is its tendency of
average speed, which is higher than formal style. The sentence tend to be shorter
(resemble or indeed, phrase) and less well planned (tend to spontaneous). Since it is
spontaneous, people tend to repeat some unnecessary words, choose the wrong word
choice or use many slang or
Intimate It is a style among intimate members of a family or friends that do not need
a complete language with clear articulation. It is enough to use short utterances.
Another characteristic of this style is grammar unnecessarily used here, because it can
bring disorder to this intimate style.
Aggressive Aggressive communication is expressed in a forceful and hostile manner,
and usually involves alienating messages such as you-statements (blaming the other
person and accusing them of being wrong or at fault) and labelling. In addition, the
persons tone of voice and facial expressions are unfriendly.
Passive Passive communication involves putting your needs last. You dont express
your thoughts or feelings, or ask for what you want. Passive communication involves
putting your needs last. You dont express your thoughts or feelings, or ask for what
you want.

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