ORAL

COMMUNICATION
Teacher: Ms. Gracelyn Rivas​
 Communication

 originating from the Latin word communicare – meaning to share, unite or

join, can be defined as the process by which people share ideas or
thoughts which can be understood by another through a chosen medium.
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1. Schemata driven the process of communication makes you

either the sender or receiver. By taking one of the roles above,
you will activate your schemata, background, or experiences.

2. Interpretative act Communication is an interpretative act. The

exact meaning of the message being transmitted is known only by
the sender or speaker.

3. Communication is active, forceful or powerful , Any message

conveyed may have various interpretations because of cultural,
ideological, and environmental factors
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4. Communication is Symbolic , Signs, symbols, letters, graphs,

pictures, etc. are concrete objects that stands for or represents an
idea.

5. Communication always result in something, two or more

persons usually participate in any communicative act. One sends the
message while another reacts to the message.

6. Communication is irreversible, “think before you click”

suggests that you go over any message or idea before posting it on
your social networks or messages.
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7. Communication is contextual Idea exchanges between the

sender and the receiver involves communication setting like time,
occasion, purpose or manner of communication.

8. Communication is Progressive Communication is a process you

learn from birth and continues to evolve as time passes by.

10. Communication is ethical A communicative event is expected

to follow rules, values, and beliefs agreed upon by members of
society.
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Principles of Communication

11. Communication is Influenced by technology and media

Communication in the current age of technology is characterized by
the instant, real-time exchange of knowledge, messages, and
services.
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Y W E N E E D
WH I C AT IO N ?
L CO M M U N
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KINDS OF COMMUNICATION
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NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

1. Kinesics is the language of the body.

2. Proxemics is the language of space. Distance and space

are devices that can also be used to convey meaning.
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NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
3. Haptics is the language of touch

4. Chronemics is the language of time. This shows the

interrelatedness of time and communication.

5. The language of looks-appearance. The way a person

looks reflects on his/her status or position, mood, culture,
taste, and grooming.

6. Artifactual communication is the language of objects.

“Artifactual communication is the aesthetic coding and
decoding of symbols or representations.
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NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
7. Paralanguage refers to various nonverbal cues we can
hear in our voice.
Elements are the following:

a. Vocal Quality - refers to the how pleasant or unpleasant a

person’s voice sounds. Voice quality is usually referred
to as the timbre or tone color.
b. Pitch - lowness or highness of tone.
c. Tempo - how fast or slow someone speaks
d. Volume - describes the force of the voice or how loud or
soft it goes .
e. Junctures - breaks or pauses applied at the end of
utterances or between thoughts
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“ VERBAL COMMUNICATION
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• Uses written or spoken language to transmit information
or messages.
 THERE ARE FIVE BASIC FEATURES OF HUMAN
LANGUAGE

the system of sound in language

including how sound is organized deal with meaning of words,
and structured to convey phrases, and sentences in a
meaning. language.

PHONOLOGY SEMANTICS
 THERE ARE FIVE BASIC FEATURES OF HUMAN
LANGUAGE

is when one studies how words are put touches on how language is used. It
together to form grammatically correct is how words can be interpreted in
sentences in language. various scenarios.

SYNTAX ​ PRAGMATICS ​
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PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION
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ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION

SENDER ENCODING CHANNEL ​ DECODING​

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RECEIVER FEEDBACK NOISE

 FORMS OF COMMUNICATION

• We experience this kind of • Communication may take place through the

communication when we meditate, phone, SMS messaging or face-to-face such
analyze, think, study, and talk to one’s as interviews, dialogues or ordinary
self. conversations.
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• Small group communication happens

when more than three people are
involved. This is simply an enlarged
group which usually happens to solve
problems.
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• Happens between one and

several other people. This large
group type of communication
usually happens in public
speaking.
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• Media and technology are used to

reach a large audience in a variety
of ways today.
ANY QUESTIONS
CLASS???