communication styles
How people converse
Communication styles are the characteristic ways people express themselves and interpret others in conversation and writing.
Some frameworks distinguish between direct and indirect styles, or between assertive, passive, aggressive, and passive-aggressive approaches.
In workplace contexts, understanding different communication styles is often presented as a tool for reducing conflict and improving collaboration.
Her communication style tends toward bluntness, which some colleagues find refreshing and others find abrasive.
- speech patternsCharacteristic speaking tendencies
- tone of voiceVocal quality conveying emotion
- assertivenessConfident self-expression quality
- eye contactDirect visual connection
- postureBody position, alignment
gestures · tone · empathy · silence · personal space · small talk · mirroring · conflict resolution · articulation · haptics · pitch · volume · rhetorical devices · persuasive techniques · listening skills · facial expressions · poker face · emotional intelligence
- cultural competenceperspective-taking, open-mindedness, empathy, sensitivity, customs
- culture shockdisorientation, homesickness, adjustment period, reverse culture shock, acculturation
- broadcast speechvoiceover, narration, news anchor, news reading, teleprompter
- cultural healthcultural competence, cultural sensitivity, cultural diversity, health equity, health disparities
- Family Etiquettetable manners, dining etiquette, gift giving, thank you notes, greetings
- generationsbaby boomers, millennials, Gen Z, Gen X, baby boomer
communication stylesdirect
Undeviating or to guide
indirect · explicit · implicit · blunt · circumlocutory
communication stylesformal
Following strict protocol
informal · casual · ceremonial · colloquial · relaxed