COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES

Fluency Course

Avoid Communication

Avoid the word or structure which presents difficulty.

Adjust the message Alter the meaning, Omit some

information, Make ideas

simpler Say something

different cricket

Use approximation

Use words that are less specific

Some fruit.

Create new words

Water-holder

Use paraphrase

Circumlocution Description

The thing that you boil water in.

That thing in the car I can use to

tie myself in.

Use non-linguistic resources

The animal that makes “oinc-oinc”.

Mime Gesture Imitation

Put it there.

Seek for help

What is the name of that sour fruit that has a “crown” on top? Pineapple?

If you don’t understand something said you can:

Ask for clarification Sorry? Excuse me? Pardon me? In other words... To put in another way... Could you explain that? Could you say that in

other words?

Clarify the meaning

What I mean is... I wouldn’t say...,

but I’d say...

Use fillers...

Uh? Umm I mean... Well... Whatever...

Mantain the conversation

Uh huh Right Yeah Okay Hmm That’s interesting.

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KEEP TALKING!