Oral Communication: -Intercultural Communication -Functions of Communication -Speech Context

1. ORAL COMMUNICATION
Lance Campano
Prepared by
Course Subject Description: The
development of listening and speaking
skills and strategies for effective
communication in various situations.

2. MOTIVATION
What is the connection
between culture, and
verbal and nonverbal
cues? If one is to
communicate with a
foreigner, what must
he/she do? What must
he/she not do?

3. INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
refers to a form of
communication that aims
to share information
across different cultures
and social groups.

4. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
an organization or social
context made up of
individuals from different
religious, social, ethnic, and
educational backgrounds.
It is also called as “cross-
cultural communication”

5. EXAMPLES
An Overseas Filipino Worker
communicating with his/her employer
An English tourist asking for direction
to a Korean
A Chinese businessman shaking
hands with an American businessman

6. TRAITS
Tolerating high-levels
of uncertainty
Open-mindedness
Engaging in divergent
and systems-level
thinking

7. ORAL COMMUNICATION
Lance Campano
Prepared by
Course Subject Description: The
development of listening and speaking
skills and strategies for effective
communication in various situations.

8. MOTIVATION
Paul Watzlawik said
that one cannot not
communicate. Why is
this so? How do we
use communication
in our daily lives?

9. REGULATION OR CONTROL
Managing an
individual’s or a group’s
behavior and activities
through language,
gestures, and emotions

10. EXAMPLES
Doctor’s Prescription
“Take the medicine twice
a day.”
Prohibiting an action
“Cut out on eating salty
foods .”

11. REGULATION OR CONTROL
Well-chosen directives and
imperatives
When commanding, the tone and
bodily actions are authoritative
and firm.

12. REGULATION OR CONTROL
When requesting, it is delivered in a
softer manner like in children and the
elderly.
Both verbal and nonverbal cues are
necessary for a successful outcome.
Be respectful

13. SOCIAL INTERACTION
The most familiar and the
most often used function of
communication
Relating experiences,
behaviors, decisions, and
opinions to sustain
relationships

14. EXAMPLES
Making friends
“Hi! I’m Chesca. Can we be
friends?”
Recalling memories with
closed ones
“I remember when we were
just playing outdoor games.
Ah, those sweet times!”

15. SOCIAL INTERACTION
Informal and casual verbal cues
Friendly tone, even teasing; and
relaxed bodily actions
Should be respectful of each
other’s culture, age, gender, social
status, and religion.

16. MOTIVATION
The most purposive
function of
communication
Persuading someone to
keep or change his/her
opinion, attitude, or
behavior.

17. EXAMPLES
Sales talk
“This television screen is
cozy yet in a very
affordable price.
Cheering for a Team
“Go, red team! Beat blue
team! Beat blue team!”

18. MOTIVATION
Direct and strong words
accompanied by emphatic gestures
and a forceful tone of voice.
Direct eye contact
Shows sincerity and conviction
Being respectful

19. INFORMATION
The most basic
function of
communication
Aims to make other
people aware of facts and
general truth

20. EXAMPLES
Scientists Presenting
their Findings
A weather forecaster
reporting about today’s
weather

21. INFORMATION
Spoken in a manner that the
listener/s can understand
May sometimes include visual
aids or demonstration to help
better understand processes and
concepts

22. EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
To communicate
one’s feelings
Fundamental to show
one’s frustration and
satisfaction

23. EXAMPLES
Expressing one’s love
“I love you!”
Expressing Worry
“I feel like I will fail the
interview.”
Expressing Happiness
“Wow, it’s such a great day.”

24. EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
Emotionally driven verbal and
nonverbal cues
Often uses interjections
Language of Colors, Language of
Flowers, Facial Expressions, and etc.
Be respectful

25. ORAL COMMUNICATION
Lance Campano
Prepared by
Course Subject Description: The
development of listening and speaking
skills and strategies for effective
communication in various situations.

26. ORAL COMMUNICATION
Lance Campano
Prepared by
Course Subject Description: The
development of listening and speaking
skills and strategies for effective
communication in various situations.

27. MOTIVATION
Communication may
be classified into
different types based
on the number of
participants in the
process.

28. INTRAPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION
Self-communication
The speaker is the one
and the same as the
listener.

29. EXAMPLES
Talking to oneself
Writing a diary
Berating oneself after committing a
mistake or forgetting something
Thinking out loud
A post-it note to remind oneself

30. INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION
Communication with
other people
Involves two or more
people

31. EXAMPLES
Dyadic Communication
Small Group Communication
Public Communication
Mass Communication
Organizational Communication
Intercultural Communication

32. DYADIC COMMUNICATION
Involves two
participants, who
usually interchange
the roles of sending
and receiving
messages

33. DYADIC COMMUNICATION
Conversation– informal
dyadic communication.
Interview and dialogue
— formal dyadic
communication

34. SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
Involves 3 to 15 participants
with an agenda to discuss a
problem, come up with a
solution or a plan.
Interchange of Roles: Hence,
it requires the facilitation of
order in speakership.

35. SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
Study Groups— meant to look into
a problem but not necessarily come
up with a solution.
Task-oriented Groups— study an
issue and come up with a plan to
resolve the issue.
Examples also include panel
discussions, symposia, roundtables,
and etc.

36. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
One speaker addresses
a group of listeners called
an audience.
No interchange of
speaking and listening
roles

37. FORMAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
A well-prepared speech
and an appropriately
dressed speaker
Usually has a stage, a
lectern, and a microphone,
and sometimes, spotlights.

38. FORMAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Formally structured programs
with a welcome address, an
introduction of the keynote
speaker, the keynote speaker’s
speech, and closing remarks.

39. INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Does not require a sound
system or a microphone
In such case, the speaker has
to project his/her voice.

40. INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Usually in impromptu
such as birthday
celebrations, family
reunions, protests,
rallies, and etc.

41. MASS COMMUNICATION
Communicating with
the aid of mass media
technology
Mass media includes
television, radio, social
media, and etc.

42. ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMUNICATION
It refers to the
interaction along the
members along the links
in an organizational
structure.

43. FORMAL ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMUNICATION
Follows the proper channels, following
the chain of command
Message may travel from the highest
position to low ranking positions or may
begin from the low ranking ones to
superiors.

44. FORMAL ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMUNICATION
Based on the hierarchy of the people
involved in the organization or on the
protocol set by the organization
Examples include memos,
announcements, and reports.

45. INFORMAL ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMUNICATION
Bypasses the links, skips forward or
backward, or even goes sideways just
to achieve the same goal
Not ideal communication in an
organization

46. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
The exchange of
concepts, traditions,
values, and practices
among people with
different nationalities or
way of life.

47. ORAL COMMUNICATION
Lance Campano
Prepared by
Course Subject Description: The
development of listening and speaking
skills and strategies for effective
communication in various situations.