Chapter 1 for Oral Comm

1. ON THE NATURE OF
COMMUNICATION
PREPARED BY: Mary Cielo
Padillo

3. HOW EFFECTIVE ARE YOU?

4. Communication
Speech
Language

5. COMMUNICATION
Is the broadest category of them all.
Communication includes spoken language but
also includes many other non-verbal cues
which are essential for interacting and
communicating with others.
It is the dual or two- way process of
transmitting messages from one person to
another. It is the symbolic interaction between
two or more people that influences each other’s
behavior. With it, not only does one make his/
her own self understood, s/he also gets to

6. Communication represents the important role
inside personal existence, family member’s
existence, cultural existence, company
existence and many others.
Development Communication with
relationships, cultures, civilizations and many
others the two inside micro as well as macro
amount are determined by successful effective
communication.

7. COMMUNICATION AS A
PROCESS
The communication among people is
active. They communicate following
their creative and convenient ways
and method to achieve a certain goal
or objective. For instance, greeting a
person or setting his/her mood first
before beginning a conversation can
be the beginning of the process.

8. COMMUNICATION AS AN
INTERACTION
Communication binds people together.
Their interaction with one another
connects their understanding. For
example, sharing opinions opens one
to respect other’s point of view. As
the word “sorry” softens your heart, a
tap on a shoulder can pacify a needy
person.

9. COMMUNICATION AS A
SOCIAL CONTEXT
The activity of producing, transmitting
and receiving meaningful symbolic
messages in an environment such as
schools, church or any social gathering is
communication. Here, people can
influence or encourage others to create
their own meaningful ideas. For example,
teachers motivate their students to be
creative and original.

10. SPEECH
Generally refers to the action of producing speech
or the act of speaking. So someone with a
speech challenge may have trouble with specific
sounds, patterns of words, or intelligibility.
Types of speech challenges include articulation
disorder or phonological disorders.
Speech is the process of shaping into words the
sound of the voice and energy of the breath, by
means of the speech organ.

11. LANGUAGE
Language is our most effective medium of
communication. It has one purpose : to serve as
the code for the transmission of messages
between and among people.
- Agreed by the virtue of convention and social
agreement.
- the greatest achievement of culture and is
adequate for the communication needs of the
people who use it.

12. CHARACTERISTICS OF
LANGUAGE
- It is systematic.
-It is arbitrary.
- It is rule- governed.
-It has a dual structure.
-It is generative.
- It is socially learned behavior
-It is a social interactive tool

13. THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNICATION
How important communication is?
 Man is a social animal. You, as one, have to get along well with people everyday-
family, friends, people in the community- and vice versa.
 Communication is important for your individual fulfillment for it can be an act of
creativeness. Without communication, how can we have such fulfilling activities as
theatre, painting, sculpture and the writing of fiction?

15. “YOU AND YOUR REASONS”

16. REGULATION AND
CONTROL
An eye-opener towards
communication.

17. REGULATION AND CONTROL
-This can be seen in the example of making an announcement that
the community will follow.
- A function of communication which means being able to use
language, gestures, and emotions to manage individual or group
activities such as parent telling a child not to misbehave or a
policeman directing pedestrians.
They can be best describe and be differentiated by looking at the
Verbal and Nonverbal cues.

18. “WHICH IS WHICH?”
Verbal Cues
- Specific words are used and
chosen.
- Sensitivity to culture, gender,
age, social status and religion.
- The words used are usually
directives, orders and requests.
-In the Philippines, an order is
oftentimes worded as requests.
Nonverbal Cues
- Includes hand gestures, bodily
action, postures, vocal tone and
eye contact.
- The Speaker and Listener
should exhibit respect towards
one another.
- The tone and the bodily
movement are authoritative, and
firm.
- Eye contact is direct.

19. SOCIAL INTERACTION Your guide to speaking
effectively.

20. To be an effective
communicator, you must
seek to express and not to
impress

21. SOCIAL INTERACTION
It is the most obvious, the most often used,
and most popular. Just think of how many
times people interact with other people by
talking to them, conversing with them,
laughing with them, and just enjoying each
other’s company.

22. WHICH IS WHICH?
Verbal Cues
- Collective understanding of the
words are used.
- respectful to each other’s
culture as well as of their age,
gender, social status, and
religion.
-Words are mostly informal.
Nonverbal Cues
- Includes hand gestures, bodily
action, postures, vocal tone and
eye contact.
- The Speaker and Listener
should exhibit respect towards
one another.
- The Tone is friendly.

23. MOTIVATION

24. MOTIVATION
- it is the most purposive.
When people communicate,
they always have a purpose or a
reason. There is the existence
of a motive and a task to be
accomplished.

25. WHICH IS WHICH?
Verbal Cues
- respectful to each other’s
culture as well as of their age,
gender, social status, and
religion.
- More direct or purposeful
words are chosen for both men
and women
Nonverbal Cues
- Includes hand gestures, bodily
action, postures, vocal tone and
eye contact.
- The Speaker and Listener
should exhibit respect towards
one another.
- Strong words are accompanied
by emphatic gestures and a
forceful tone of your voice.
-Direct eye contact is necessary
to underscore the Speaker’s

26. INFORMATION

27. INFORMATION
One function of
communication is to
gather and provide
information.

28. WHICH IS WHICH
Verbal Cues
- Verbal cues have to be carefully
chosen.
-Use of words varies to the
nature of the listener.
- Avoid jargons
Nonverbal Cues
- Includes hand gestures, bodily
action, postures, vocal tone and
eye contact.
- The Speaker and Listener
should exhibit respect towards
one another.
-Use of any means to prove the
point

29. EMOTIONAL
EXPRESSION

30. EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
- Appealing to the Listener’s feelings.
- It is used by a speaker for the
purpose of moving another person to
act, move in a particular direction the
speaker wants.

31. WHICH IS WHICH
Verbal Cues
- Verbal cues have to be carefully
chosen.
-Use of words varies to the
nature of the listener.
Nonverbal Cues
- Includes hand gestures, bodily
action, postures, vocal tone and
eye contact.
- The Speaker and Listener
should exhibit respect towards
one another.
- Includes touching gestures.

32. ASSIGNMENT
1. Define the following
- Kinesics
-Proxemics
- Chronemics
- Haptics
- Olfactics
-Artefactual
-Physical Appearance
2. What is the difference
between Verbal and Non-Verbal
Communication?