<![CDATA[Communication strategies are understood as the speaker’s conscious efforts to overcome language barriers so that communication objectives are still achieved. This study aims to describe the forms and underlying factors of the communication strategies used in the “Close the Door” podcast on Deddy Corbuzier’s YouTube channel. The approach adopted in this study is qualitative, employing a descriptive method. The research data consists of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences containing communication strategies. The data sources are derived from the speakers’ utterances in the July 2025 edition of the “Close the Door” podcast. Data collection techniques were carried out through documentation, downloading, and observation. The data analysis procedure includes transcription, classification, coding, interpretation, and drawing conclusions from the data. Data validity was ensured through the triangulation of theory and method. The results of the study indicate that all types of communication strategies according to Faerch and Kasper appear in the podcast, namely formal reduction, functional reduction, compensatory achievement, and retrieval.]]>
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