The document discusses different classifications and situations of communication. It describes informal communication as unprepared speech like conversations with friends and family, while formal communication involves well-planned presentations. It also outlines common communication situations like conversations, dialogues, interviews, small group discussions, and public speaking. Public speaking is identified as one of the hardest communication situations due to the fear of speaking, known as stage fright or communication apprehension.

1. CLASSIFICATION OF
COMMUNICATION
PREPARED BY: MS.CATHLENE MAE R. SANGLAY

2. Communicating with other person means that two people
behave toward one another in ways that meet the requirement
of communication. This behavior is dictated by either on the
following classifications:
1. INFORMAL
2. FORMAL

3. INFORMAL COMMUNICATION
 The term informal describes non-prepared speech.
 Most of us spend a large percentage of each day in informal communication
such as: talking to friends, parents, fellow classmates, neighbors, other family
members etc.
 This classification of communication may have been asked at a meeting to
respond extemporaneously;
 Or they may have been asked ahead of time but a little or no preparation.

4. FORMAL COMMUNICATION
 The term describes well-planned, often written-out speech.
 It involves a great deal of preparation where professional and learned people are
often asked to share their views and knowledge regarding their field.
 They may spend hours outlining information and developing a presentation;
they may write out information and, in some instances, present it as a read paper.

5. COMMON COMMUNICATION SITUATIONS
 THERE ARE FIVE COMMUNCIATION SITUATION YOU MIGHT SEE
YOURSELF IN: A CONVERSATION, A DIALOGUE, AN INTERVIEW, A
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC SPEAKING.

6. CONVERSATION
 A conversation is a face-to-face interaction between or
among individuals. It is informal in nature, with no agenda
or set or purpose.

7. DIALOGUE
 A dialogue is in some ways similar to conversation,
although the former is much more intimate and
purposive than the latter.

8. INTERVIEW
 An interview is a formal, purposive consultation. In this
communication situation, the interviewer’s objective is
to obtain specific pieces of information for the
interviewee.

9. SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
 A small group discussion is a gathering of three or
more people who to aim to explore a subject
matter/issue or arrive at a decision.

10. PUBLIC SPEAKING
 In this communication situation, a speaker speaks in
front of an audience. The speaker’s aim is to convey
information, persuade, or entertain among others.

11. FROM STAGE FRIGHT TO CA
 Public speaking is on of the hardest—if not the hardest—and most challenging
communication situations a person could engage in, especially if he or she is
neither articulate nor confident of his/her knowledge and experience on the
subject matter.
 The fear of speaking is commonly referred to as stage fright because speakers
generally speak on stage during public speaking situations.
 This anxiety or fear of public speaking (called glossophobia) affects all kinds of
people regardless of their education, race, orientation, and profession.
 Communication apprehension or CA which is an individual’s level of fear of
anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another
person or persons.

12. ACTIVITY / SKIT VIDEO
Make a skit about one communication situation with one
communication breakdown.
 For example: You are having a conversation with your friend from
the province and you lost the signal while you are in the climax of
your story.

13. ACTIVITY (MODULAR)
 Write 1 example scenarios for each communication situation: Conversation,
Dialogue, Small Group Discussion, Interview, Public Speaking—with one
communication breakdown for each situation.
For example:
A. CONVERSATION:
Hey, Lilo! I heard you are supporting our school president’s decision. You should not
follow them.
Lilo: I think you must respect my opinions, Lilo about my beliefs to anything.
Explain: Lilo and Nica are having conversation and experienced communication
breakdown because Nica is showing offensive communication and lack of
perception.