Question

1. How can communication shift affect the communication process? Give an example and briefly explain.
2. Why do communicators need to consider the possible shifting of speech context, style, acts, and communicative strategies? Give an example and briefly explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Changes in speech style, speech context, speech act, and communicative strategy can significantly affect the intended message. It gives a completely different impression of the message to the listener and it changes the duration of interaction considerably.

2.Changes in speech style, speech context, speech act, and communicative strategy can significantly affect the intended message. It gives a completely different impression of the message to the listener and it changes the duration of interaction considerably.

Answer 2

The answers to the given questions are listed below:

1)

• Communication shifts can sometimes affect the communication process.
• Communication shifts the power dynamic, and the advantage in numbers, between two groups.
• When communication shifts, the members of the new group feel more powerful than the members of the old group.
• Communication shifts can be positive or negative, depending on what is communicated and how it is communicated.
• When people talk to each other and are able to share experiences and opinions with each other, it can help to build interpersonal relationships that increase the chance of understanding and mutual respect.
• For example, if one person conveys a message by writing a letter, and the other person conveys the message by speaking a call over the phone, their communication has shifted in a way that is not reflected in the words they have written or spoken.

2)

• During a conversation, people tend to speak in the same way, usually repeating themselves, and soon the conversation falls into the same pattern as before.
• However, people can make mistakes in speech, and sometimes they do not understand what is said.
• When this happens, we need to consider the possible shifting of speech.
• People can also misunderstand what someone is saying, making a mistake in interpretation or categorizing it differently than the person who is speaking.

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