verbal communication
Talking to someone
Verbal communication is the exchange of information through spoken or written words, as opposed to nonverbal signals like gestures, facial expressions, or body language.
The term usually emphasizes speech: Her verbal communication skills made her an effective negotiator.
In some contexts, verbal distinguishes word-based messages from purely visual or physical ones.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- discussionExchange of ideas
- debateFormal argument on issues
negotiation · interview · consultation · banter · chat · talk · colloquy · parley
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
inflection · prosody · modulation · phrasing · clarity · fluency · elocution · accent
Oral communication ability
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- addressSpeak to formally
- sermonClergy's worship address
- orationFormal public speech
narration · recitation · presentation · soliloquy · toast · eulogy · keynote · testimony
Light, rapid speech
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
- gabLight, meaningless talk
prattle · jabber · rambling · schmoozing · shooting the breeze · catching up · venting · griping
Persuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- persuasivenessQuality of swaying minds
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- articulatenessClarity in verbal expression
verbosity · conciseness · coherence · wordiness · brevity · vocabulary · word choice · turn of phrase
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- discussionExchange of ideas
debate · negotiation · interview · consultation · banter · chat · talk · colloquy · parley · deliberation
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
intonation · inflection · prosody · modulation · phrasing · clarity · fluency · elocution · accent · cadence
speech
Oral communication ability
oration · narration · recitation · presentation · soliloquy · toast · eulogy · keynote · testimony · proclamation
chatter
Light, rapid speech
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
gab · prattle · jabber · rambling · schmoozing · shooting the breeze · catching up · venting · griping · teasing
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- persuasivenessQuality of swaying minds
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
articulateness · verbosity · conciseness · coherence · wordiness · brevity · vocabulary · word choice · turn of phrase · idiom
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- workplace communicationemail, emails, memo, memos, meeting
verbal communicationnonverbal communication
Wordless transmission of meaning
body language · sign language · gestures · written communication · facial expressions
verbal communicationsilence
Total lack of sound
tacit understanding · reading between the lines · implied meaning · nonverbal cues · subtext
verbal communicationsilence
Total lack of sound
noncommunication · muteness · speechlessness · uncommunicativeness · reticence
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