conversational style
Relaxed speaking manner
Conversational style is a manner of speaking or writing that mimics casual, everyday speech—informal, direct, and personal rather than stiff or academic.
Writers adopt a conversational style to seem approachable: The author's conversational style makes complex topics accessible.
The phrase often appears in discussions of tone and voice.
- fillersBulk-adding substances
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
- eye contactDirect visual connection
- interruptionsBreaks in continuity
intonation · tone of voice · verbal cues · slang · honorifics · colloquialisms · storytelling · vernacular · pauses · turn-taking · code-switching · prosody · emotional intelligence · hedging · backchannel · you know · I mean · self-monitoring
- Ways of Speakingaccent, slang, vernacular, dialect, twang
- registerscasual, formal, informal, consultative, colloquial
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- Podcastingepisodes, hosts, RSS feeds, guests, subscribers
- Author Interviewsauthor interviews
- radio interviewingradio hosts, interview prep, interview questions, follow-up questions, closing remarks
conversational stylediplomatic language
Measured speech avoiding offense
literary style · high style · official language · legal language · grand style
conversational styleprepared remarks
Speech composed beforehand
formulaic language · recitation · written style · declamation · set piece