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Oral
Communication
in Context
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Examining Samples of Oral

Communication
Activities
Oral Communication in Context– Grade 11
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 1 – Module 4: Examining Samples of Oral Communication
Activities First Edition, 2020

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Oral
Communication
in Context
Quarter 1 – Module 4 :
Examining Samples of Oral
Communication Activities
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Oral Communication in Context - Grade 11 Self-Learning Module

(SLM) on Examining Samples of Oral Communication Activities !

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in
helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

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learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

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learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
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Welcome to the Oral Communication in Context - Grade 11 Self-Learning Module

(SLM) on Examining samples of Oral Communication Activities !

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competencies you are expected to learn in
the
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 What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to check what you
already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

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lesson with the previous one.

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activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the lesson. This

aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

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solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

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in achieving the learning
competency.

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you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

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module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises. 2. Don’t forget
to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included in the
module.
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 4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
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If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I Need to Know

Most, if not all activities we do every day involve communication, be it verbal, non-

verbal or even virtual. We all have reasons and motives when we communicate.

This module is designed to make you aware of the different functions and purposes

of communication. Ultimately, this aims to make you explore and examine the

different oral communication activities, and that you will have your own judgment

of the content and intentions of the writer and speaker of the speech.

Activities are provided for you to take the role of the writer/speaker so that you will

be able to internalize the functions and purposes of communication. Enjoy and

have fun learning.

In this module, you will be able to:

∙ examine samples of various oral communication activities.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

∙ review on the functions of communication

∙ distinguish the purposes of communication

∙ write a 250-word essay of your objective observation and evaluation of

the various speakers watched and listened to

What I Know
 To test your knowledge about the lesson in this module, answer the following

questions by writing the letter of your choice on the space provided before each

number.

____1. Which of the following is NOT a barrier to communication?

a. feedback

b. one-way communication

c. mixed signal from sender

d. different interpretation of words

____2. All of the following are barriers to effective communication EXCEPT for one:

a. wrong timing

b. eliminate noise

c. distortion of information

d. communication overloads

____3. Which of the following is NOT a suggested way of eliminating or reducing

barriers to effective communication.

a. use mirroring to establish rapport

b. discuss differences in perspectives

c. use the emotions and colorful words

d. appeal to human needs and time your message

____4. When people in an organization are clearly informed of the tasks and are

praised for their performance, they are most inspired to work. This function

of communication is:

a. motivation

b. information

c. social interaction

d. regulation or control

____5. We interact with people in almost all aspects of our life and in every
communication situation. This function of communication is: a.

motivation

b. information

c. social interaction

d. regulation or control

____6. What function of communication is observed when someone says: “Sit up

straight and mind your own paper.”

a. motivation

b. information

c. social Interaction

d. regulation or control

____7. What function of communication is observed when someone says:

“A strong typhoon is coming tomorrow.”

a. motivation

b. information

c. social Interaction

d. regulation or control
____8. What function of communication is observed when someone says: “I loved

you first: but afterwards your love. Outsoaring mine, sang such a song . As

drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.”

a. motivation

b. information

c. social Interaction

d. emotional Expression

____9. What function of communication is observed when someone says “We do

not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside

ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.” a. motivation

b. information

c. regulation or control
 d. emotional Expression

For items 10-12, identify the purpose of communication

____10. Bill Clinton's "I Have Sinned" Speech on Monica Lewinsky I agree with

those who have said that in my first statement after I testified I was not contrite

enough. I don't think there is a fancy way to say that I have sinned. It is important

to me that everybody who has been hurt know that the sorrow I feel is genuine:

first and most important, my family; also my friends, my staff, my Cabinet, Monica

Lewinsky and her family, and the American people. I have asked all for their

forgiveness... But I believe that to be forgiven, more than sorrow is required - at

least two more things. First, genuine repentance - a determination to change and to

repair breaches of my own making. I have repented. Second, what my bible calls a

''broken spirit''; an understanding that I must have God's help to be the person that

I want to

be; a willingness to give the very forgiveness I seek; a renunciation of the pride and

the anger which cloud judgment, lead people to excuse and compare and to blame

and complain.

a. to inform

b. to persuade

c. to entertain

d. to motivate

____11. Today, I'd like to give you some of the facts about caffeine and its effects on

your body. I may not cause you to change your coffee consumption, but at least you'll

be better informed about what you are putting into your body. I'm going to talk about

the beneficial effects of caffeine, the negative effects and discuss what are considered to

be 'safe' levels of caffeine consumption.

a. to inform

b. to persuade

c. to entertain

d. to motivate

____12. Laugh. It feels like the funniest thing that has ever happened to me. I'm still
 laughing as Dad helps me out of the boat. "That wasn't so bad, was it?" he asks. I

consider for a moment. "Well, no, I guess not it wasn’t as bad as a lot of people find

speech-giving to be, anyway.... I still haven't understood peoples fear of public speaking

any amount of it I had has been done away with after having this class. Maybe if more

people took Mr. Yates classes, then the number two fear of people might be...

a. to inform

b. to persuade

c. to entertain

d. to motivate

Lesson 4
Examine Samples of What’s In
Various Oral
Communication
Activities
Wow, you did great in the pre-test. In the previous lesson, you studied

about the barriers to communication and how to overcome communication

breakdown. Can you name some barriers? What about ways on how to overcome

them?

Is this scene familiar?

Parent: How was your day?

Teen: Fine (as he walks off to his room).

Parent: Who are you texting?

Teen: No one (as she continues to look down and type).

Parent: (After observing her teen chatting online for quite some time) What were
you talking to your friends about?

Teen: Nothing (as he shuts the door to his room).

1. What barrier of communication is evident in the above scenario?

___________________________________________________________

2. Does this scenario happen in real life?

________________________________________________________________

3. How would the communication breakdown be overcome?

__________________________________________________________
For you to further refresh yourself of the past lesson, watch the video online

entitled: A Failure to Communicate. What were the problems encountered by the two

women in the train station? What barriers to communication did they face? How

were they able to overcome the communication breakdown?

In this module, we will review and further discuss the functions and purposes of

communication. We will also read and watch speeches and will examine the
functions and purposes of these sample oral communication activities.

What’s New

Let us first hear an inspiring story from a lady who was a refugee from Algeria

when she was a kid but she graduated in Harvard University. Below is a copy of

Lucila Takjerad’s Valedictory speech during her graduation rites for her master’s

degree in Harvard University in 2019. Read the speech by heart, or if you have

access to internet you can watch it in YouTube , click the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewZZl_qyNWU. Answer the questions that follow.

Lucila Takjerad
English Graduate Commencement Speech
May 20th, 2019

The Least You Can Do

As Harvard
graduates,
you will
be asked to go into
the world and do
the most you
can do. I
am here to
ask you to
do the least.

I was born in Algeria. Every

Friday, my sister and I had our weekly
shower at the
public baths. We didn’t have
running water at home. On winter
nights, we cuddled against
the cold because our heat was cut off. And, on some days, we hid our
hunger in order
not to worry our parents. When I was seven years old, my country plunged
into a bloody civil war. Every night, I prayed to God that tomorrow, there would
not be an empty seat at our dinner table.

On one hot summer day in 1994, my life was changed forever by a man
whom I never met, do not know, and can never thank. My mother was at the local
market when she noticed a chaotic gathering. Wading into the crowd, she learned
that the French government was allowing some Algerians to find refuge from war.
All you had to do was write your name on a list. My mother desperately wanted to
sign that list. That list might promise her daughters a better future. But there was
one problem: my mother was illiterate; she did not know how to write her name:
Fadila Takjerad. Dejected, she walked away. A man noticed her and ran after her.
He got my mother’s name and wrote it down on the list. A few months later, my
family was fortunate to emigrate to France. I was sad to leave my beloved
homeland, my caring neighbors, childhood friends and extended family. But I
knew that bright opportunities awaited me. Had I stayed in my village -assuming
I was spared from bullets or bombs – my life would have been very different. I
would not have become the first woman in my family to graduate from college to
work and live abroad. I would not have had the chance to call Harvard my home
this past year.

As we are graduating today, I still find myself asking – Why did this
wonderful man run after my mother? A simple gesture of writing a stranger’s
name on a page offered an entire family hope for a better life. He will probably
never know the difference he made, but from the small seeds of his goodness
have grown fruits of prosperity for my family, myself, and everyone whom we
touch. I now have the ability to shape my world, but this ability was sparked by
one little encounter which lit up the course of my life. So, that is the real power,
the power of little things, the least you can do can bring true change. Perhaps
you have been blessed in your life with small gifts that made big changes.
Maybe it was a teacher who instilled in you her love of a certain subject. Or
a kind stranger who helped you with directions when you were lost. At Harvard, I
see it every day, in the smiles of the cafeteria staff who keep me so well
caffeinated, and in ad hoc baby-sitting circles. Small things… such small
things… but from these small things grow inspired people, lasting friendships,
and stronger communities. When one person thanks another, that second person
often replies, “Oh, it’s the least I can do” ... because, often, the least you can do
can be more than enough.

You don’t need to move mountains. Maybe it’s a matter of translating

documents for a family at the immigration office or offering a car ride to a
pregnant lady. You never know how these small gestures can affect people’s lives.
But I can tell you: they do.

Fellow graduates, of course, do the most you can do: your education and
legacy
demand it. But also do the least you can do. Because, the least you can do
might turn out
to be the most significant.

To that gentleman in Algeria, I now say ‫ – كر ش ا هلل و ع ی یك اف‬thank you and

God bless
you. And to each of you today, I ask of you: what is the least you can do –
now – to make the world around you a little better? (Harvard Magazine, 2019)
∙ In simple words, what does the speaker want to tell you? Why do you think she
chose this topic?

∙ Have you done good to someone lately? Please tell the story.

______________________________________________________________________________ ∙

If you were to give a speech, what would be your title?

______________________________________________________________________________

Activity 1: The Speaker in ME

∙ Write a one paragraph speech of five sentences or more for the frontliners
during this pandemic. Write it on the lines below. Think of your purpose
while writing this simple speech.
__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Process Questions:

a. What do you want to tell people?

_________________________________________________________________________________
b. What is you purpose in writing this particular speech?

__________________________________________________________________________________
c. Why do you think your message is worth reading or knowing?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 2: She Said, He Said

Directions: Analyze the purpose of the speaker in each statement. Write your

answer on the space provided after the sentence.

1. “Do you want to spend your life with me?” - What is being expressed in this

statement?

___________________________________________________________________________

2. “Would you like some suman and bibingka? - What is the motive of the

speaker here?

__________________________________________________________________________

3. “You can do it cause you have the capacity”. - What is the speaker trying to

do?

__________________________________________________________________________ 4. “Do

you know that Gensan is known as the home of the champions?” - What does

this statement want to tell you?

__________________________________________________________________________

5. “I’m so happy, I found you. - What emotion is expressed here?

 ___________________________________________________________________ 6. “We

pray that this pandemic, COVID19 will be over.” - What feeling does this

statement give?

__________________________________________________________________________

What is It

Based on your answers in the above exercises, you actually gave the

functions and purposes of communication. You might not have the exact words but

you expressed the same idea and principle. Great job! Now, let us formally identify

them.

A. REVIEW OF FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION

There are five (5) basic functions of communication. They are Regulation or

control, Social Interaction, Motivation, Information and Emotional

Expression.

1. Regulation or control

Communication enables the control or regulation of behavior in many ways. Your

parents set rules in the house; your teacher too, in school. Can you imagine a

world without control and regulation? People can do what they want! Isn’t that

frightening? No traffic rules, no punishments… it would be a chaotic society. Rules

are for our protection. Have you noticed that many people died of motorcycle

accidents because they refused to wear helmets? It was never imposed for the sake

of rules, it is for protection.

In school, one’s behavior in any organization is expected to be in agreement with

its goals and objectives.

In a formal communication network, a leader may post the following

memorandum to impose a policy that regulates a school procedure. See the example

below:

Date: June 1, 2019

 Memo

To: All Student Leaders

From: Office of the Principal

Re: Submission of Class/Club Reports

Greetings of peace!

It has been observed in the past school year that class and class presidents
submit their reports on the last day of the signing of clearance. This posed
problem in some instances because the the Office had no time to carefully review
the details of the reports, considerng that the student leaders were in a hurry to
have their clearances signed. In thos context, the office announces the following
procedures of submitting reports:
a. All club/class presidents must submit a report about the meetings,
activities and other projects their clubs or class have been engaged in. b.
Reporting will be done in hard and soft copies every September, December
and March. Soft copies must be sent in the school’s official website or mail
which can be seen in our handbook.
c. All reports must be endorsed by the respective advisers of the class or
club.
d. On-time submission of reports will have a corresponding effect in the
points given for the class or club peformance. Hence, early or on tme
submission will mean one point addition to the performance rating.

If you have queries and clarifications, you are advised to visit the office. For your
strict compliance.

What if you were not informed about the regulations? Can you do the report

correctly? Will you know the merits of passing on time?

2. Social Interaction

Communication fosters social interaction. We interact with people in almost all

aspects of our life and in every communication situation. We talk to our parents,

siblings, teachers, friends, vehicle operators, sales assistants, doctors etc.

For example, communication is essential in any organization such as the academe

and other sectors- business, politics, media, economy, among others. In ordinary

life situation, we start a conversation in order to interact with other people, even

among those we do not know personally.

Read the following excerpt from the story “War” by Luigi Pirandello. The

characters in the train saw the husband explained to the other passengers the

indifference of his wife, and the others simply engaged readily, as if they understood
what the husband and wife went through. Read it carefully and try to analyze the

exchanges.

“Are you all right, dear?”

The wife, instead of answering, pulled up her collar again to her eyes, so as to
hide her face.

“Nasty world,” muttered the husband with a sad smile.

And he felt it his duty to explain to his traveling companions that the poor woman
was to be pitied for the war was taking away from her her only son, a boy of
twenty to whom both had devoted their entire life, even breaking up their home
at
Sulmona to follow him to Rome where he had to go as a student, then allowing
him to volunteer for war with an assurance, however, that at least for six months
he would not be sent to the front and now, all of a sudden, receiving a wire
saying that he was due to leave in three days’ time and asking them to go and see
him off.

The woman under the big coat was twisting and wriggling, at times growling like a
wild animal, feeling certain that all those explanations would not have aroused
even a shadow of sympathy from those people who—most likely—were in the
same plight as herself. One of them, who had been listening with particular
attention, said:

“You should thank God that your son is only leaving now for the front. Mine has
been sent there the first day of the war. He has already come back twice wounded
and been sent back again to the front.”

“What about me? I have two sons and three nephews at the front,” said another
passenger.

“Maybe, but in our case it is our only son,” ventured the husband.

“What difference can it make? You may spoil your only son with excessive
attentions, but you cannot love him more than you would all your other children
if you had any. Paternal love is not like bread that can be broken into pieces and
split amongst the children in equal shares. A father gives all his love to each one
of his children without discrimination, whether it be one or ten, and if I am
suffering now for my two sons, I am not suffering half for each of them but
double....”

“True ... true ...” sighed the embarrassed husband, “but suppose (of course we all
hope it will never be your case) a father has two sons at the front and he loses one
of them, there is still one left to console him ... while ...”
 “Yes,” answered the other, getting cross, “a son left to console him but also a son
left for whom he must survive, while in the case of the father of an only son if the
son dies the father can die too and put an end to his distress. Which of the two
positions is the worse? Don’t you see how my case would be worse than yours?”

“Nonsense,” interrupted another traveler, a fat, red-faced man with bloodshot eyes
of the palest gray.

He was panting. From his bulging eyes seemed to spurt inner violence of an
uncontrolled vitality which his weakened body could hardly contain.

“Nonsense,” he repeated, trying to cover his mouth with his hand so as to hide the
two missing front teeth. “Nonsense. Do we give life to our children for our own
benefit?”

The other travelers stared at him in distress. The one who had had his son at the
front since the first day of the war sighed: “You are right. Our children do not
belong to us, they belong to the Country....”

“Bosh,” retorted the fat traveler. “Do we think of the Country when we give life to
our children? Our sons are born because ... well, because they must be born and
when they come to life they take our own life with them. This is the truth. We
belong to them but they never belong to us. And when they reach twenty they are
exactly what we were at their age. We too had a father and mother, but there were
so many other things as well ... girls, cigarettes, illusions, new ties ... and the
Country, of course, whose call we would have answered—when we were twenty—
even if father and mother had said no. Now, at our age, the love of our Country is
still great, of course, but stronger than it is the love for our children. Is there any
one of us here who wouldn’t gladly take his son’s place at the front if he could?”

There was a silence all round, everybody nodding as to approve. Were they

friends? What were common among the people inside the vehicle?

3. Motivation

When people in an organization are clearly informed of the tasks and are

praised for their performance, they are most inspired to work. Furthermore, they

are encouraged to continuously improve their work in view of the goals and

objectives of the organization.

In your case, you may have heard your friend or your teacher telling you to

get focused on your studies so that you can reach your desired career. When you

hear someone affirming your action, you often want to do it again with more vigor.

In fact, you may see schools or organizations motivating their members by posting

their accomplishments as an institution or group.

Recently, motivational speeches were born, they have become visible in

YouTube and other platforms and have been used by many to motivate their

students, their workers, and their organization. Below are samples of Motivational
speeches. A copy is provided for you. You may also watch them in YouTube, links

are provided for you.

It’s Not Easy, But It’s Worth It – Motivational Speech | Fearless Motivation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkn-nsN_Iq0&feature=emb_title

It’s Not Easy, But It’s Worth It – Motivational Speech | Fearless Motivation

It’s easy to have FAITH everything is going to work out, when everything IS
working out.
It’s much harder to have faith when you are facing challenges in your life. But
that is exactly when you need to apply your faith.

Because faith is believing in the unseen. Faith is taking the first step .Faith is
jumping in the deep end and KNOWING everything will be OK.

It’s easy to be positive when everything is working out… It’s much harder, much
much harder when nothing is working out…. But that’s when we need it the
most.

EVERYTHING WORTH THE PRIZE!

IS WORTH THE FIGHT!

Everything worth the prize will require a real fight to achieve that prize.

If you want the prize you can’t quit at half time. You can’t quit mid season. You
must play the whole game. Pre season, through the cold, through darkness,
through the challenges, the opponents.

You will be knocked down… but you MIST GET UP. KEEP FIGHTING. DIG DEEP
and discover your true STRENGTH.

Then you will win the real prize:

CHARACTER.
EXPANSION.
YOU rising to the next level

IF I SURVIVE THE STORM, I CAN OUTDO THE NORM.

TO BREAKTHROUGH THE NORM, I MUST FIRST SURIVE THE STORMS. TO
HAVE MORE THAN MOST – I MUST DO MORE THAN MOST. BELIEVE MORE
THAN MOST. LEARN MORE THAN MOST. SACRIFICE MORE THAN MOST.
BELIEVE MORE THAN MOST.

Now, say to yourself:

LONG TERM, I know what I need will come my way.
LONG TERM, I know if I keep at it I will be rewarded
LONG TERM, I know consistency pays off
LONG TERM I know all my actions, all my discipline all my integrity will pay off
in a big way.

I HAVE FAITH everything will work out. IN THE END all will be fine… IF I KEEP
WORKING. IF I KEEP LEARNING. IF I CONTINUE TO EVOLVE. IF I CONTINUE
TO ADAPT. IF I LEARN NEW WAYS.
 Set backs aren’t always negative. Sometimes they are sent to guide us in a much
bigger and better direction… But you can only see that if you show character in
those hard times. If you remain open minded in the hard times. If you show
strength through your struggles.

Don’t say “Why me”. Ask: “How can I come out of this stronger… “What can I
learn”

In the hard times we see who really has the character.In the hard times we see
what people are really made of.What are you made of? Tell me, What are you
made of?

CHARACTER EXPANSION. GROWTH AND PRIDE!

CHARACTER EXPANSION. GROWTH AND PRIDE!

DIG DEEP! Find that strength that lives inside you.TRUST that if you keep doing
your thing, you will be rewarded. It might not happen right away, it rarely does,
but it will happen if you keep going.

Don’t allow regret to enter your life. Don’t you dare look back on your life in 5
years and think “I could have done more”… “If only I stuck it out, I could have
been in a much better position” No. Look back with pride. Look back and be able
to say to yourself, “It wasn’t easy, but I AM SO PROUD I stuck it out… because I
got my rewards”

Make sure your story is one of strength. Make sure your story is one of someone
who refused to give up. Refused to settle. Refused to be normal.

Keep going. Your future self is begging you.

How did you feel after reading or watching the speech? Did you learn something?

Were you motivated?

Another motivational speech was that of Denzel Washington, the famous

actor, who gave himself to God, to serve Him, and to inspire other people. May you

be inspired as you listen to Him. God bless you. You can watch him via YouTube,

just search for the title Denzel Washington Motivational Speech 2020 – Dream Big.

4. Information

Communication functions to convey factuality. Giving information comes

usually with statement of facts. Examples are these statements: “Did you know

that there’s a secret apartment at the top of the Eiffel tower? Do you know that

there is a museum under the Dambana ng Kagitingan? What information did you

get from these statements? They are interesting, right?

 The article below is an example of information.

IS THERE A TREATMENT AND

VACCINE FOR COVID-19?

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Not yet. As of now, there is no specific treatment for or vaccine against

COVID-19. However, many of the symptoms can be treated based on the patient’s
clinical conditions. Supportive care for infected persons is highly effective. Most of
those infected have recovered with only supportive care.

Vaccines and specific drug treatments are currently being developed and
are tested through clinical trials. WHO and DOH are coordinating with those who
are developing the vaccines and medicines to determine possible availability of
these resources.

On the other hand, DOH continuously advises the public to frequently

clean or wash hands, cover cough with a tissue or the bend of the elbow, and
maintain a distance of at least one meter from people who are coughing or
sneezing (for more information, see Section on protective and preventive
measures. (https://www.doh.gov.ph/node/19587)

The news that we watch all the time inform us of what is going on in our

community, country and the world. It is important to be informed so that we have

knowledge of pros and cons and we can adapt to our environment on a daily basis.

Even in school, if you are not informed that there is a deadline or a test, it will be a

disaster right?

5. Emotional Expression

Communication allows people in an organization to express their feelings,

satisfaction, frustration, and needs. As members of a community, they are given

space or mechanism to communicate their sentiments and needs with others. Being

able to communicate their social and ego needs gives them a feeling of

belongingness and boosts their self-esteem.

 Check your personal experience in dealing with your classmates, friends or

other people in authority. Do you remember expressing your dissatisfaction for the

grade given to you by your teacher? Have you heard some people jumping for their

victory? These are just few of the occasions where you see communication works as

a means of expressing emotion.

Read the following excerpt from the story “Hills Like White Elephants,” by

Ernest Hemingway and see how the speaker communicates her exasperation to her

boyfriend.

They sat down at the table and the girl looked across at the hills on the dry side of
the valley and the man looked at her ad at the table.

“You’ve got to realize, he said, ‘that I don’t want you to do it if you don’t want to.
I’m perfectly willing to go through with it if it means anything to you.’

“Doesn’t it mean anything to you? We could get along.”

“Of course it does. But I don’t want anybody but you. I don’t want anyone else.
And I know it’s perfectly simple.”

“Yes, it’s perfectly simple.”

It’s all right for you to say that but I do know it.”

“Would you do something for me now?”

“I’d do anything for you.”

“Would you please please please please please please please stop talking?

How did you feel after reading the story? Did you find the conversation funny?

B. PURPOSES OF COMMUNICATION

There are many purposes in communication. Speakers always have a goal in

mind which varies depending on the communicative situation. This is a more

focused idea on what the speaker intends to communicate to the audience. Some

experts narrow down these general purposes into the following: to inform, to

persuade or to convince and to entertain.

1. Speech to Inform

This is evident in a lecture where the speaker presents factual information. For

instance, the president delivers the State of the Nation Address enumerating the
accomplishments of the President’s Office.

Speech to inform is formal and expository. It is often accompanied with visual

presentation so that the audience will not get tired of the facts and figures simply

read before them.

The purpose of informing is also commonplace in ordinary conversations. This can

be seen in the following exchange among friends.

Jen: Excuse me guys! I have an announcement to make. Our homeroom

adviser will meet us today after our last class.

Kei: Oh, my. I’m supposed to leave early. Is it going to be long? What is the
agenda?

Jen: I guess, it’s gonna last for one hour. She said that it’s about the upcoming
intramural.

Kei: What room?

Jen: She’ll meet us in the student hall.

Kei: Can I be absent? I can just keep posted through Nikki.

Jen: It’s up to you. But I guess you need to get Ms. Jean’s permission first.

What pieces of information can we get from the dialogue above?

2. Speech to Persuade or Convince

They are appeals to the audience’s intellect or emotion. The speakers of this type of

speech want their audience to think and feel the way they want them to. For

instance, a politician wants to get the vote of his or her target constituents. He or

she would present his or her speech in a manner that the audience would see the

merit choosing him or her. He or she may highlight educational attainment,

performance record or to appeal to the audience’s emotion, he or she may trace her

family background being one with the masses.

In literature, you might have come across the speech of Shylock in Merchant of

Venice by Shakespeare (Act 111 Sc 1)

 Hath not a Jew
eyes?

Hath not a Jew hands,

organs,
dimensions, senses,
affections, passions?

Fed with the same food hurt

with the same
weapons, subject to the
same diseases,

Healed by the same means,

warmed and
cooled by the same winter
and summer as
Christian is?

If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you

tickle us, do we not laugh?

If you poison us, do we not die?

And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?

The above excerpt shows Shylock’s argument that appeals to emotion. He points

out that being a Jew is no different from being a person of another race; that like

any other human being, he can be happy and be hurt or be offended by unjust and

oppressive dealings.

Have you experienced being treated unjustly because of your skin, appearance or

status in life?

Another famous persuasive speech that had often been quoted is the “Land of

Bondage, Land of the Free” by Raul Manglapus. Read the following excerpts from

his speech:

No wonder, then that tao, being a slave, has acquired the habits of a slave.
No wonder that after three centuries in chains, without freedom, without hope, he
should lose the erect and fearless posture of the freeman, and become the bent,
misshapen, indolent, vicious, pitiful thing that he is! Who dares accuse him, who
dares rise up in judgement against this man, reduced to this sub-human level by
three centuries of oppression. The tao does not come here tonight to be judged —
but to judge! Hear then his accusation and his sentence:

I indict the Spanish encomiendero for inventing taxes impossible to

 bear. I indict the usurer for saddling me with debts impossible to pay.

I indict the irresponsible radical leaders who undermine, with insidious

eloquence, the confidence of my kind in our government.

You accuse me of not supporting my family. Free me from bondage, and I

shall prove you false.

You accuse me of ignorance. But I am ignorant because my master finds it

profitable to keep me ignorant. Free me from bondage, and I shall prove you false.

You accuse me of indolence. But I am indolent not because I have no will, but
because I have no hope. Why should I labor, if all the fruits of my labor go to pay an
unpayable debt. Free me from bondage, and I shall prove you false.

Give me land. Land to own. Land unbeholden to any tyrant. Land that will be
free. Give me land for I am starving. Give me land that my children may not die. Sell
it to me, sell it to me at a fair price, as one freeman sells to another and not as a
usurer sells to a slave. I am poor, but I will pay it! I will work, work until I fall from
weariness for my privilege, for my inalienable right to be free!

BUT IF YOU WILL NOT GRANT ME THIS … If you will not grant me this last
request, this ultimate demand, then build a wall around your home … build it high!
… build it strong! Place a sentry on every parapet! … for I who have been silent
these three hundred years will come in the night when you are feasting, with my
cry and my bolo at your door. And may God have mercy on your soul!
What does Sir Raul Manglapus want to tell us? Were you persuaded by the

issues he raised about bondage and freedom?

In ordinary conversation, the act of persuading or convincing is also evident.

You may even have done this when you ask your father or mother to increase your

allowance, or to allow you to attend a class party. You may also have seen this

among groups of advocates for environmental protection who convince you on the

alarming effects of global warming or the serious damages that the typhoons have

caused to the country.

3. Speech to Entertain

This speech is aimed at lightening the mood of the audience. This could be a

standalone speech like those done by stand-up comedians or short segments used

as adlib for long informative or persuasive speeches.

Below is an excerpt from a commencement speech for STI College Munoz by

Lloyd de Luna. You may watch the whole speech in YouTube.

Just like your parents, I am also incredibly proud of what you have come to
take home today. Yeah, an empty piece of paper called “Diploma.”
That piece of paper is important. But diplomas do fade. Medals get rusty.
Certificates get old.
 On the other hand, the wonderful memories
and experiences and
friendships you made here will
last long—perhaps long enough
that you can take
them off the shelves of your
mind when you feel lost,
afraid, disappointed.

Your achievement today

may be forgotten
soon before you can even land
your first job simply
because your achievement is
nothing but a
recognition of what you have become. It’s never an
assurance of what you will become.

The truth is, the world does remember no

cum laude, no valedictorian, no best in spelling, no
best in writing.

It only remembers those who have made an impact on the lives of the people
they serve. Hopefully, you will serve humanity to the best of your ability.
Your future is yours to create. It is yours to design. It is yours to embrace. We
had our time. And our time is almost over.
To all parents who are present here today, and this is important, be ready to
provide temporary shelter and minimum wage to your children. Their first day of
“non-working holidays” starts tomorrow.
Wala yatang maraming available na trabaho so please be a good “employer” to
these “highly qualified” job-seekers. Wala silang pwedeng takbuhan kapag na-reject
ang application nila. So, please be kind. Who knows after five more years, may
trabaho na sila.
Finally, I will tell you one important truth.

Life will not guarantee you of anything. You are not entitled to some automatic
success. Some of you may make it. Some of you may not. Some of you may stumble
and get up. Some of you may stumble and stay on the ground. Some of you may try
one thing and succeed at it. Some of you may try many things and terribly fail at all
of them.
But please know that it only happens because life doesn’t have any obligation
to guarantee your success. It only gives you one assurance—that you can try to do
anything at any time at any place for as long as you can endure.
But if you should move on with your life with kindness, if you keep your faith
in God and in yourself, and if you stay in love in what you do best, amazing things
will come your way.
Lastly, please don’t take your life so seriously. Please ask me why. Ilang beses
ka na bang nagseryoso pero sa huli ikaw ang iniwan at hindi sineryoso?
Remember I told you about the only two things I remembered from our
speaker on my own graduation? Hopefully, you won’t forget these words
either:
To the graduating class of 2017, congratulations and God bless.

It has been an honor of my life to have been your commencement speaker.

Thank you.

Lloyd Luna (born 12 May 1982) is a Filipino leadership speaker, author, and entrepreneur best
known for his speeches on motivational leadership in the English language. Luna was conferred
the title of remarkable alumni of Polytechnic University of the Philippines in business category.
https://www.lloydluna.com/category/humorous-speech-philippines/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=ZoZ9V4W8qOo&feature=emb_logo
 Did you find Mr. de Luna’s speech entertaining? He is not a stand-up

comedian, but a motivational speaker, and yet he was able to make adlibs to make

his speech entertaining and at the same time meaty and meaningful.

You may also watch the video of Donna Cariaga who won in stand up

comedian competition of Showtime in this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=YylVAe1SYXw Did you enjoy her speech? Her speech is an entertaining speech.

What’s More

You have learned about the Functions and Purposes of Communication. Let

us see if you can creatively apply what you have learned.

Activity 3: ‘Blank________, What Are You?’

Directions: Young people like you love to make Hugot Lines. Let’s see how you would

do it. Make two Hugot Lines , one about function of communication and one about

purposes of communication.

1.
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2.

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Activity 4: ‘Like And Share’

Directions: Study the following FB Statuses. Write on the lines the purpose or

function of each status.

1.
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2.

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What I Have
Learned

Let us check your understanding of our lesson today. In your own simple words,

answer the following questions meaningfully and briefly. Write your answers on the

space provided for you.

1. Why is it important to know the functions and purposes of communication?

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2. As a student, do you think it is helpful to be able to identify these functions

and purposes? Why?

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3. Was there a time in your communication activities that you use these

functions and purposes? Please cite one for function, and one for purpose.
 Relate the situation.

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Rubric for the essay:

1 case
Unacceptable
Content
∙ "Addresses each question
and
all its parts thoroughly;
incorporates relevant course
content into responses; uses
specific information from
in response.
Understanding/
Application
∙ "Demonstrates deep
understanding of course
theories and ideas applied to
analysis of case situations"
Original Thinking ∙ "Response to each question errors"
∙ "Demonstrates original
is 5
well organized and clearly Excellent
thinking that adds insight to
written; there is evidence of 4
analysis of case; meaningful
planning before writing"
elaboration beyond text, Very Good
notes, class discussion in 3
Grammar and
strategy development" Good
Mechanics
2
Structure ∙ "Response is virtually Needs
free of mechanical, Improvement
grammatical writing

https://teachingcommons.lakeheadu.ca/rubric-essay-exam-questions
 What I Can Do
Activity 4: ‘What Am I Thinking?’

Directions: Choose three radio/television/online commercials and identify the

functions or purposes of each advertisement. At the last column, add the

value/lesson that is being taught by the advertisement.

Title of the Commercial Function Purpose Value/Lesson

Assessment

Directions: Review the speeches read, and listened to during our lesson

discussions. Then write a 250-word essay of your objective observation and

evaluation of the various speakers watched and listened to.

Be guided by the following:

∙ Did the writers and speakers clearly convey the functions and purposes of

their messages? Give details.

∙ What was the primary message delievered by each writer/speaker? ∙

Was the objective achieved by each speaker/writer?

∙ What were the lessons learned from the speeches? Did you find some

practical applications?

∙ You may add other observations and evaluations of your own.

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RUBRICS FOR THE ESSAY

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/Essay%20Rubric.pdf

Additional Activities

Activity 5 – ‘ I Can Do It!’

Directions: Choose one of the speeches of President Rodrigo Duterte. You

may watch or listen to it and then examine its function and purpose. Write

the title of the speech and the date it was delivered. If it is possible, share

the link to the class fb group.

Title___________________________________________________________________

Date Deilvered:________________________________________________________

Function:_________________________________________________________________

_ __________________________________________________________________
 Purpose:___________________________________________________________________
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Link: ______________________________________________________________________

Answer Key

What I Know
References

Book

Chiongson, J.W., Dalagan, J. D., Panda, G. V. (2016). Oral Communication in

Context.St. Francis Scholastic Publication. pp.60-75.

Websites

Dubec, Rhonda. (2018, September 14). Rubrics for Essay Exam Questions.
Retrieved from URL https://teachingcommons.lakeheadu.ca/rubric essay-
exam-questions

Harvard Magazine. (2019). The Least I can do by Lucila Tagjerad. Retrieved from
URL https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2019/05/harvard-368th-
commencement-morning-exercises

Luna, Lloyd. (2017, June 6). ). Funniest Inspirational Graduation Speech by a

Filipino Motivational Speaker in the Philippines. URL
https://www.lloydluna.com/category/humorous-speech-philippines/

Oral Communication in Context. (2016, October 14). Functions of

Communication . Retrieved from
URL https://oralcom.wordpress.com/2016/10/14/functions-of
communication/

Retrieved from URL http://www.ucdenver.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/center-for

facultydevelopment/Documents/Tutorials/Rubrics/documents/ex_writing_s
ample.pdf
Videos

ABS-CBN Entertainment. (2017, December). Donna Cariaga/Grand Finals/It’s

Showtime Funny One.
(Video). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YylVAe1SYXw

AlexKalts Motivation. (2019, June 3). Watch this Everyday and Change Your Life.
(Video). Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbnzAVRZ9Xc

Harvard University. (2019, May 30). Graduate English Address by Lucila Takjerad
 (Video). Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewZZl_qyNWU

Luna,lloyd. (2017, June 3). Funniest Inspirational Graduation Speech by a Filipino

Motivational Speaker in the Philippines. (Video). Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
time_continue=3&v=ZoZ9V4W8qOo&feat ure=emb_logo

Team Fearless. (218, January 22). It’s Not Easy but It’s Worth It – Motivational Speech.
(Video). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZknnsN_Iq0&feature=emb_title

Tyler, Legrand. {Legrand Tyler}. (2011, November 22). A Failure to

Communicate {Video}. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8Ox5LhIJSBE
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