Strategic Communication Vocabulary

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this phrase, 'hand' is a noun as it refers to a part of the body.

verb A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. In this phrase, 'tip' is a verb as it indicates the action of revealing or exposing something.

pronoun A word that can function as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. he, she, it). In this phrase, 'your' is a pronoun as it replaces the

• It is not advisable to tip your hand during negotiations.
• Don't tip your hand too soon in the game.
• Hey, don't tip your hand before we make a decision.
• She didn't want to tip her hand about her true feelings.