Speaking terminology | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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changing the subject

topic shift

starting a conversation

opening

checking what other person is saying (in fewer words)

giving an interpretative summary

putting the message into other words

paraphrasing

way of ensuring people don't all speak at once

turn-taking

two phrases that go together often in conversation

adjacency pair

using words / phrases to give yourself time to think

using fillers

talking for a relatively extended period

a long turn

getting a word in (forcibly)

interrupting

not saying what you want to say - haven't got the words

message avoidance

chnaging what you're saying (haven't got words you need)

message adjustment

finishing a conversation

closing

when you try and get help from your interlocutor

ask for help / repetition

saying more or less what you mean

approximation

using words / phrases to avoid silence

hesitation devices