G11

1ST QUARTER

Oral Communication
MODULES

S.Y. 2021 - 2022

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PREFACE

You must have been experiencing a lot of adjustments now

that classes are on again! Well I want to let you know we are
happy to see you and we will help you get through with your
new learning adventure. Through this module, your learning
ride will be easier and more fun!

While the world is still facing and battling against this COVID19 pandemic, it has
become difficult for us to do face-to-face conversation. However, it does not mean we have lost
the capacity to reach out to others. We continue to find ways to communicate. Yes, we are
constantly in a state of giving and receiving information. Problems arise when one does not
receive or understand, the message sent in the communication process as it was intended or when
one subconsciously sends a nonverbal message that contradicts with the spoken word.

This module will help you understand the importance of good communication skills at
home, school, and at work. It will also provide you with opportunities to continually improve in
the acquisition and application of communicative skills through active and interactive
engagement in the activities prepared for you.

This module contains essential learning competencies necessary for the development of
clear and effective communication. The lesson jump-starts with the basic definition of
communication, down to its function, nature, elements, and processes that will help you achieve
your role as an effective communicator.

MODULE 1: Nature and Elements of Communication

“The best answer to bad speech is good speech.”

Alan M. Dershowbiz
There is one lesson covered by the module.

Nature and Elements of Communication

Each definitely leads to the mastery of one lesson and the other by interrelated discussions
and activities. Generally, these aim in understanding one’s definition of self.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 Explain the nature of Communication;

 Differentiate the various models of communication; and
 Understand the nature and elements of oral communication in context.

PRE-TEST

This is a test on the nature, models, and features of Communication. Choose the letter
of the correct answer.
______1. Communication is derived as a process by which ideas, thoughts, feelings, emotion,
information passes through _______.

a) symbols c) behavior
b) signs d) all of the above

______2. Speaking is a way of communicating to express____.

a) an opinion or idea c) give information or explanation

b) form arguments d) all of the above

______3. Communication is a ______.

a) dynamic interaction c) intrapersonal

b) Interrelated d) international process

______4. Communication is considered to be a transfer of facts and figures or data from one
source to another.

a) true c) maybe
b) false d) it doesn't tell

______5. The word communication is from the Latin word ______.

a) communis c) communism
b) communist d) common

______6. These are the oral activities that will train you to become a better speaker.

a) delivering a speech c) interviewing and presenting

b) participating in recitations d) all of the above

______7. It represents the source, the speaker, or the person who creates, encodes and transmits
the message.

a) sender c) channel
 b) receiver d) message

______8. It refers to the ideas, feelings, perceptions, values, beliefs, or opinions conveyed by the
speaker to the receiver. It can be verbal or nonverbal.

a) sender c) channel
b) message d) barriers

______9. It includes memos, letters, reports, bulletin boards, handbooks, newsletter, and the like.

a) media c) verbal media

b) written media d) nonverbal

______10. It includes face to face conversation, telephone, mobile phone, computer, television,
radio, tape-recorded messages, e-mails, slide shows and many more.

a) verbal media c) written media

b) nonverbal d) media

MODULE

1 Nature and Elements of Communication

WHAT’S NEW?
Try to study the picture below and answer the questions that follow.
 1. Who is the speaker in the picture?
2. Who is the receiver of the message in the picture?
3. What is the medium or means so they could understand the message?
4. What do you think is the barrier?

SPOTLIGHT
1. MEANING OF COMMUNICATION
Communication is an act of sharing or transferring information and data gathered from
one person to another using different means, medium, context, media, and cultures.
There are different ways and terms of which Communication can be fully understood. It can
be thru face to face, phone conversation, a group discussion, a meeting or interview, a letter
correspondence, a class recitation, and many others.
2. NATURE OF COMMUNICATION
 It is a step by step activity (a process).
 It happens between two or more people who act as the speaker or the receiver of the
 message.
 It can be expressed through written or spoken words, actions (non-verbal) of both spoken
words and nonverbal actions at the same time

ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION
Because communication is a process, it follows steps that will help us better understand its
mechanics. These elements are the following:

 Speaker- the source of the data, information or message

 Message- the fact, idea, a piece of information, a note from the speaker in words or
action.
 Encoding- is the action taken in interpreting the message into words, and on how the
speaker understands the information.
 Channel- the means or medium used such as verbal or nonverbal personal or non-
personal in which the encoded message is transmitted.
 Decoding- is a way of interpreting the message of the speaker by the receiver.
 Receiver-the one who receives the message and decodes it.
 Feedback-the reactions of the receiver, its responses with the information provided
by the speaker.
 Context- is the scenario or the situation where communication took place.
The process of communication can also be represented as
follows:
 PRACTICE YOURSELF
Directions: Look for the equivalent components of each word in the left to the definition in
the right column. Put your letter choice in the blank provided.

1. Channel a) the factors that affect the

flow of communication.

2. Message b) the fact, idea, message, a

piece of information, a not
from the speaker in words or in
action.

3. Barriers c) the source of the data,

information or message

4. Receiver d) the means or medium used

such as verbal or non-verbal,
personal or non-personal in
which the encoded message
is transmitted.

5. Speaker e) the one who receives the

message and decodes it.
 ASSESSMENT
Directions: Read the statement carefully and answer the questions that follow. Choose the
letter of your answer and write it on the blank provided.

1.Which is NOT an element of the communication process?

a) message b) sender c) technology d) receiver

2. In the communication process, decoding takes place _______.

a) by the sender
b) when dealing effectively with the element of noise
c) within the message
d) by the receiver

3. In communication process, the sender engages in the encoding and

interpreting while the receiver engages in decoding and translating.

a) true c) maybe
b) false d) it doesn't tell

4. An error or mistake in a document due to encoding is a sample of a

barrier.

a) true c) false
b) maybe d) it doesn't tell

5. Which of the choices is NOT a means or medium of communication?

a) phone call c) e-mail

b) letter d) environment

6. Jhonny has a habit of ignoring the message of his mother. Which element of
communication is missing in this situation?

a) channel c) context
b) participation d) feedback

7. When we convert the message into actions, it is called .

 a) decoding c) effective listening
b) encoding d) feedback loop

8. Communication skills are helpful in .

a) teaching c) asking questions

b) listening d) all of the above

9. The Principal of a certain school gives a speech on the first recognition

program to the students. Who is the receiver of the message?

a) recognition program
b) Principal
c) the words and movements of the Principal during his speech
d) the students

10. You deliver a speech about the importance of higher education to a group
of high school students. What is the message?

a) high school students c) importance of higher education

b) you d) your voice and language

11. Margie names four ingredients for Kyla to buy at the grocery store.
Who is the sender of the message?

a) Kyla c) grocery store

b) Margie d) ingredients

12. It is an example of an audience feedback.

a) laughter c) half-closed eyelids

b) silence d) all of the above
REFERENCES

Sipacio, P. F., & Balgos, A. G. (2016). Oral Communication in Context for Senior High School. Quezon
City: C & E Publishing, Inc. .
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