Brown and Levinson's 4 Universal Politeness Strategies

Learn Brown and Levinson's 4 Universal Politeness Strategies

1. Bald on the record
2. On the record with redress
3. Off the record
4. Don't do the face-threatening act.

Politeness is a core social skill and communication skill.

If you want to learn how to improve your communication skills, you must master basic politeness.

In ordinary conversation, many of the routine actions we take and things we say threaten the other person's face (i.e., their desire to be liked or left alone).

One of the most important findings in the sociology of language is that politeness is universal across cultures.

The psychology of impression management teaches is that what we say and how we say it has a large impact on how others perceive us.