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  2. Small talk - Wikipedia

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    Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. [1] In essence, it is polite and standard conversation about unimportant things. [2]

  3. Phatic expression - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, a phatic expression (English: / ˈ f æ t ɪ k /, FAT-ik) is a communication which primarily serves to establish or maintain social relationships.In other words, phatic expressions have mostly socio-pragmatic rather than semantic functions.

  4. Greeting - Wikipedia

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    Translations of the word welcome shown in many places frequented by foreigners or tourists to welcome people of all different nationalities.. Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (usually cordial) or social status (formal or informal) between individuals or ...

  5. Colloquialism - Wikipedia

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    Colloquialism (also called colloquial language, everyday language, or general parlance) is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication.It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts. [1]

  6. Talk:Workplace communication - Wikipedia

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    While formal workplace communication that is done too rarely or too often is not good for an organization, frequent informal workplace communication has its benefits according to the 1994 study mentioned above. If the principal editor agrees that the points of this study are valid, I would like to mention some of these points in the article.

  7. Tag question - Wikipedia

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    Are you coming?), these tags make a grammatical statement into a real question: You're coming, aren't you? Do listen, will you? Let's have a beer, shall we? The falling pattern is used to underline a statement. The statement itself ends with a falling pattern, and the tag sounds like an echo, strengthening the pattern.

  8. Closed-loop communication - Wikipedia

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    Closed-Loop Communication in Aviation. Similar to the military, the Aviation profession also uses closed-loop communication. In this field, closed-loop communication is known as Crew Resource Management. Adopting this form of communication has minimized loss of separation, safety has improved, and fewer errors have occurred.

  9. Organizational communication - Wikipedia

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    Organizational communication extensively covers what communication techniques are appropriate and effective in specific scenarios with a focus on effective management. [17] Informal and formal communication are both essential to an organization’s inner workings, but must be used appropriately.