Metacommunicative competence is the ability to steeringly intervene within difficult conversations and to correct communication problems by utilizing the different ways of practical communication:

• verbal communication: by words or their meaning
• paraverbal communication: loudness of speaking, manner of speaking, when keeping silent, meaning of interrupting or interfering the conversation
• nonverbal communication: body language (facial expression, gestures), messages without words
• extraverbal communication: time, place, context, orientation towards target groups, tactile (feeling by touching) and olfactory (smelling) aspects

Within the metacommunicative competence the aforementioned ways of communication can be used in a balanced and therefore credible, authentic way as well as simultaneously observed (Meta-analysis), if necessary corrected and adapted to an evolvement, a new influence or a new situation.

See also

• Communication
• Communication theory
• Interpersonal communication
• Intercultural competence
• Intercultural relations
• Cross-cultural communication

Metakommunikative Kompetenz

Communication | Communication theory | Human communication | Nonverbal communication | Sociology