This oral communication module contains 4 lessons that aim to address why oral communication skills are important. It will help students fulfill the critical oral skills requirements for their course and institution. The module teaches practical real-world oral communication skills that are useful for personal and career goals. The module contents will examine how talking is important in life and careers, investigate virtual communication technologies, and imagine how oral skills can be used in future occupations. It provides terms and explanations to know before beginning.

1. ORAL COMMUNICATION MODULE
“In an age of increasing talk,
it’s the wiser talk we need most”
(McCloskey, 1994, p. 16)

2. I got a lot to do…
why oral
communication?
Jus’sayin’..

3. WHY AN ORAL
COMMUNICATION MODULE?
Over the next week, the four lessons in this
module will address this question. The
module helps fulfill the critical oral skills in
the general syllabus for this course and all
courses at this institution. The Module
makes real sense. It’s real-world practical
and hands-on. It’s going to move you along
toward personal fulfillment and realization
of your career goals.

4. CONTENTS OF THE MODULE
• Your Subtopics Go Here
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talking on the job

5. In these lessons you will:
Examine how talking has been, is, and will
always be a huge part of your life.
Investigate the technologies that will make
talking possible in the virtual world.
Imagine the many ways oral
communication is important in your future
occupation.
“If writers wrote as carelessly as some people
talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[
pasdlgkhasdfasdf.”
Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

6. A rubric explains the expectations for an assignment.
It tells you what counts. There are rubrics associated
with all oral activities.
LMS is an acronym for Learning Management System.
Blackboard and Moodle are the most widely used of these learning
systems.
Critical Oral Skills are the speaking skills needed to
function optimally in the spectrum of your life:
personally, academically, interculturally and in your career.
Synchronous messages occur in real-time. An example
is a phone call or a live meeting.
Asynchronous messages are transmitted
discontinuously rather than in a steady stream. Examples of
asynchronous communication are a letter, an email, or a
recording.
Terms You Need to Know

7. Time Zones
Working in groups synchronously means
thinking about time zones. Most students in
this course are in the U.S. Your group work
is with students in proximate time zones.

8. What to do NEXT…
Go to Lesson One:
“What you need to know before the meeting.”
Remember..
The meeting is on August 24 at 6pm EST and
will last about 15 minutes. See you then!

10. Voice Thread Tutorial

11. zoom.us introduction