Have you ever encountered a situation where you needed to convey a message to your audience through adapting an indirect approach to communication? Indirect approaches are considered necessary when the issues involve family members, relatives or loved ones. Furthermore, the topics of discussion could include highly sensitive, subjective or critical information where direct communication can lead to conflicts, misunderstandings or even put a strain on the relationship between people. Unknowingly for many, the effects of “framing a speech” could be achieved through non-verbal methods. medium, such as babies, puppies or pets. Sometimes, people can even unconsciously express their intentions through different mediums without prior planning. This method is known as “ventriloquism”, in which one party attempts to convey the meaning of a message to another party, through a non-speaking third party, by animating another person's voice, aka “baby talk”. The technique of ventriloquism is sometimes used to achieve certain goals such as (1) Providing justification or explanation (2) emphasis on lessons learned (3) indirect criticism or praise (4) attracting the attention of the recipient and others. Whatever the goal, ventriloquism makes good use of humor and teasing to “sweeten” messages, removing the perceived element of hostility. Before we proceed further in elaborating examples of ventriloquism, I would like the readers to have a clear mind on the concept of "framing" and "meta-information". Framing and meta-informationIn a conversation, we cannot simply apply words based on meanings explained in dictionaries, it is important to consider the context in which these words are used. Without a doubt, we could interpret... half of the paper... reproachful error. Communicating directly with the wife can have a more hostile outcome which has been avoided through the clever use of “baby talk” imitating her dog to mediate the situation (via a pet). Additionally, Elvis used the plural form of "we" to highlight his indirect way of conveying the message to Brenda. In a way, Elvis was trying to criticize his wife for not making dinner knowing he would be home soon. Readers would have noticed that in this example Brenda understood the intention and responded accordingly. Thus, Elvis' strategy for an indirect response proposal was successful. Knowing that the dog is treated by the wife as an integral part of the family, he strengthened social communication by using it as a non-verbal resource to research the wife's emotions and affections..