Lecture on Oral Communication

Introduction

• Presenter: Ma'am Berry
• Objective: Develop listening and speaking skills, introduce strategies for effective communication.

Importance of Oral Communication

• Goals of the Subject:
  • Understand the nature and elements of communication.
  • Value functions and importance of speech contexts, styles, acts, and strategies.
  • Achieve communicative competence.
  • Improve communication skills.
  • Realize the rigor of crafting speech.
  • Demonstrate effective communicative strategies in various situations.
  • Deliver speeches proficiently.

Nature and Process of Communication

• Communication: Sending and receiving messages using various forms.
• Historical Context: Early humans used symbols, gestures, sounds, drawings, and sign language.
• Advancements: Technology has made communication easier (texts, calls, video calls, chats).

Practical Example

• Comic Strip Example:
  • Gary and Ben's conversation illustrates failed communication due to lack of listening and understanding.
  • Key factors: speaking, listening, and understanding.

Forms of Communication

• Verbal Communication:
  • Written Words or Symbols: Letters, texts, emails, chat messages, signs.
  • Spoken Words: Sounds produced verbally.
• Nonverbal Communication:
  • Actions like gestures, posture, facial expressions, and hand signals.

Communication Situations

• Examples provided (e.g., watching TV, having a conversation).
• Successful Communication: Achieved when both parties understand each other.

Five Basic Elements of Communication

1. Sender: Source of the message, information, idea, or emotion.
2. Receiver: Recipient or intended audience.
3. Message: Contains the information, ideas, opinions, thoughts, and emotions.
4. Channel: Medium used to deliver the message (speaking, writing, TV, radio).
5. Feedback: Reactions or responses provided by the receiver.

Communication Process

• Diagram Activity: Labeling diagram boxes with the 5 elements.
• Encoding and Decoding: Constructing messages and understanding received messages.
• Systematic Nature: Communication is systematic, potential barriers can cause misunderstanding.

Functions of Communication

• Purposes: Inform, clarify, promote, advise, teach, affirm, criticize, question, express, persuade, reveal, deny, etc.
• Future episodes will delve deeper into these functions.

Activities and Assignments

• What's More Activity: Identify communication transactions in daily life; analyze results, success, and functions.
• Output Making: Create a comic strip on communicating health protocols.

Quiz

1. Question: Exchange of thoughts/messages?
   • Answer: D. Communication
2. Question: Forms of communication except?
   • Answer: A. Eating dinner
3. Question: Body language for active listening?
   • Answer: C. Nodding and making eye contact
4. Question: Understanding in communication except?
   • Answer: A. Different languages
5. Question: Content of communication?
   • Answer: D. Message
6. Question: Communication type through a gaze?
   • Answer: D. Nonverbal communication
7. Question: Definition of communication except?
   • Answer: B. Only speaking
8. Question: Best way to continue communication?
   • Answer: A. Active listening
9. Question: Indication that communication takes place?
   • Answer: B. Decoding message by receiver
10. Question: Essential to effective communication?

• Answer: B. Two-way process

Conclusion

• Check quiz answers honestly.
• Dairy Minder: Post on Facebook with hashtag Dairy Minder.
• Next Episode: Different models of communication.
• Closing Thought: "Don't just speak with your mind, speak with your heart."