Oral communication has several advantages and disadvantages. Some key advantages include generating cooperative spirit, being persuasive, and being useful for secret matters and different audiences. However, oral communication also has disadvantages like lacking legal standing or accountability, having low reference value since it cannot be stored, and being at greater risk for errors or being forgotten since human memory is limited. Overall, the document discusses and compares the pros and cons of using oral communication versus other forms of communication.

1. ORAL COMMIUNICATION
Advantages and Disadvantages

2. PRESENTATED BY:

3. Contents:
Oral communication
(Introduction)
Advantages
Disadvantages

4. INTRODUCTION :
Knowing when to
choose oral
communication and
polishing your
speaking skills can
help you at every
stage of your
career.
But have you ever
been overcome by
fear or anxiety
prior to going on a
job interview or
speaking in front
of an audience?
Great
communication
skills are your
ticket to success
in the academic
and business
world.

5. Oral Communication:
“Oral communication is the process of verbally
transmitting information and ideas from one
individual or group to another.”
Formal
communication
Informal
communication

6. Examples:
Presentations at
business meetings
Classroom lectures
Convocation
Ceremony speech
Face-to-face
Conversations
Telephone
Conversations
Discussions
that take place
at business
meetings
Formal oral
Communication
Informal oral
Communication

7. Advantages of oral Communication

8. Advantages of Oral communication
Immediate
feedback
Immediate
feedback
Co-
operative
spirit
Useful in
secret
matters
Persuasive
Useful for
all kinds of
audiences

9. Advantages

10. Advantages:
Cooperative spirit:
Oral communication has a
human touch as it generates the
friendly and co-operative spirit.
Persuasive:
In oral communication, the
speaker can win over the other
person to his point of view.
Useful in Secret Matters:
Oral communication is very useful
for some secret and confidential
matters.

11. Advantages:

12. Advantages:
Useful for all kind of Audience:
0ral communication is very useful for
addressing literate, semi-literate and
illiterate masses.

13. Disadvantages of
Oral Communication

14. Disadvantages:
No legality
Lack of
Accountability
Low reference
value
Greater scope
for errors
Easily
forgotten
Not useful for
long distance

15. Disadvantages:
Limitation of oral
communication is
that it has no scope
from legal point of
view as there is no
proof or evidence.
No
legality

16. Disadvantages:
Lack of
Accountability
Drawbacks of oral
communication are a
speaker or a listener cannot
be held accountable for
any vocal message. As
anyone can claim or
disclaim having said or
heard something.
Low
Reference
value
As oral
communicat
ion cannot
be stored, it
has little
reference
value.

17. Disadvantages:
Greater scope
for errors
In oral
communication,
there is a greater
chance of
misunderstanding
due to the verbal
nature of
exchange.
Easily
Forgotten
In oral
communication,
What is conveyed
orally, cannot be
remembered for a
long time as
human memory is
short. Hence it is
easily forgotten.

18. Disadvantages:

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