Lesson 4 SAMPLE ORAL COMMUNICATION

ACTIVITIES

ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

MODULE 4

A saying goes: "Handle them carefully, for

words have more power than atom
bombs." -Pearl Strachan Hurd

Our words are absolutely influential. William Shakespeare, the famous poet,
playwright, dramatist and actor has proven an exceptional feat on the play of words.
Words are crafted into different texts-both oral and written form. Some well-crafted
oral communication activities include oral poetry, songs, stories, speech and oral
presentations.
Don’t you love to sing songs that nurse your sentiments or to shout on top of
your lungs to celebrate a victory? However, oftentimes, we cringe to the idea of
getting on stage, speaking to the school principal, or making a simple phone call. Do
we even know why?
Similarly, either innocent or overbearing individuals may think any speaking
activity is just like any other; miserably failing to fit the occasion or the event.
Whatever our purpose is for communicating, we definitely don’t want to fail. Let’s
unravel more facts communication experts revealed about the way to successful
communication.
Consider this module a map.

What I Know
Activity 1.
Directions: Fill-in the web with your ideas on samples of oral
communication activities. Write your answer in your notebook.

Oral
Communication
Activities

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 Activity 2.
Directions: Read carefully each statement below. Write T for truthful or right
statements and F for false or wrong statements in your notebook.
1. Speeches, stories, oral poetry and songs are examples of oral activities.
2. Stories are helpful in teaching morals and solving attitude problems especially with
younger people who lack experience.
3. Songs are handy tools for entertainment and other purposes for almost any
occasions. They also carry a great deal of historical to modern day information.
4. Physical appearance and bodily movements do not complement verbal messages.
5. A dynamic speaker asserts his own objectives regardless of feedback.
6. Reading the audience is one aspect of an effective speaker.
7. Presentations and speeches are more formal, therefore less engaging than
singing, stories and oral poetry.
8. Compared to written text, speech is less formal and less in fluency.
9. Language techniques do not apply to oral communication activities since oral
communication is supposed to be spontaneous. 10. Non-verbal cues should
match the spoken words to avoid confusion.

What’s In

You triumphantly made your way to this lesson. Hurray!

But can we backtrack a little?

Your knowledge on the barriers to communication was definitely a very substantial

information. What the speaker would think the temperature is his business? Or why
should a teacher’s look and get up matter to his senior high school students? The
previous lesson was very interesting and helpful for you to conquer new lessons more
easily.
You’ve learned the communication barriers that cause communication
breakdown as well as the ways to avoid them. Can you recall some points?
Activity 3.
Directions: Give what is asked. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. Recall at least 5 communication barriers

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2. List 5 ways to avoid communication breakdown.

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Our consciousness of these facts will hopefully boost our success in our future
career and chosen profession.
Let’s get down to fresh topics. Adjust your seats as you watch video clips
that highlight hurdles to effective communication to contrast with effective
communication. Get your gadgets ready!

What’s new

Activity 4. Video Analysis

A. Watch and listen to the comic illustration on the Guide to Effective

Communication on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwjAAgGi-90&t=14s
After playing the video, explain briefly the quote: “Precise communication at the right
place, the right time, can guarantee success.” Write your answer in your notebook.

B. Open the link http://.www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLQ4v2-R3KM. Study

the two different approaches of communication -- one good and the other bad. Then
answer the following questions. Write your answer in your notebook.

1. What communication strategy did the boss miss in set 2 of the first scenario?

2. What effective strategy did the boss utilize in set 1 and 2 in the second scenario?

3. How did the employee react to the task in scenario 1? Why do you think so?

4. What made the employee react positively to the task in scenario 2?

Here’s what happened in the video illustrations.

Activity 4.A. After hearing that Mr. Bear had listed preys for dinner, most
animals protested (angry) and confronted the bear without crafting the proper words
to appease the ferocious and hungry bear. On the other hand, it showed how the
rabbit negotiated his way to success by avoiding communication barriers such as by
controlling his emotions, or not being too assertive in an argument. Being overbearing
and demanding is considered an emotional noise.

Activity 4. B. Two different scenarios demonstrate how important a speaker

needs to respond to verbal cues. The boss was in position and looked highly
respectable. In both scenarios, he asked for the same things and received the same
objections. The first scene irritated the worker as he received no considerations for

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his complaint. At the end he contended with a heavy heart. He definitely thought it
unfair.

The boss successfully got his employee’s attention and cooperation in the
second scenario by trying to understand the worker’s availability. His approach was
more intimate. Additionally, the boss recognized non-verbal clues in the second set of
the dialog. He acted on the complaint (feedback) on time constraint by offering to
help with the checking of the report.

Indeed, communication may solve problems and ease challenges on the job.
Let’s consider other scenarios.

What Is It
Getting Around Objections

Communication involves verbal and non-verbal cues. Verbal cues include

auditory language like sound and words in order to deliver or exchange information. It
is the superficial part of communication because it is more obvious than non- verbal
cues. Non-verbal cues are your total presentation and self-expression apart from
spoken words. You will miss some non-verbal cues when you are not in a face- to
face interaction like on the phone or using the Messenger.

How do verbal and non-verbal cues impact our communication? Imagine the
following scenarios:

1. Your superior enters the office with an angry look.

2. The Schools Division Superintendent arrives and surprises everybody in

school.

3. Your best friend avoids you the whole day.

4. Pinned down for a 3-hour university orientation.

Which among the above scenarios will elicit the most reactions? Darlene Price,
author of Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results, said that
verbal cues are more impactful especially when it involves attitudes and behavior.
She further explained that when verbal and non-verbal cues disagree, you ought to
believe the non-verbal cues.

A good communicator, whether talking to a child, in front of an audience, or

behind the desk, has to be only keen to verbal and non-verbal cues. More
importantly, his expressions and words have to agree.

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 Here is a graph that summarizes both verbal and non-verbal cues.

VERBAL NON-VERBAL
SOUNDS WORDS EMOTIONS
● Volume Word choice shows Tone of voice, pitch, volume, inflection,
qualities such as pacing, pause
● Pitch
intellectual capacity,
● Voice Silence

quality intensity or urgency of Body language

● Tone the message and Gestures Eye contact

confidence and values Facial expression Touching
● Inflection
like modesty or
● Pacing Posture Proximity
superiority.
● Pausing Grooming Confidence

The Entertainment Factor

People love to listen to stories in the form of oral poetry, songs or plain
storytelling. These oral communication activities, all packed with emotions, differ in
oral delivery. They communicate a lot of truth regarding relevant issues of today and
yesterday, skillfully incorporating a variety of language features. What important role
do these activities foster?

Oral poetry contains most of the elements found in written poetry. Aside from
rhythm, it also uses figurative language. The difference is, it is delivered or performed
to a live audience, hence, the body language and emotions are better expressed,
creating a higher degree of response among the listeners. Some features of oral
poetry are tone, meter, repetition, inflection, mood and it perfects imagery.

Songs do not differ much from oral poetry. Songs play a huge role in
communication. It has religious, social and political functions. It has similar features to
poetry added the lyrical element. A special musical feature found in many different
genre of music is syncopation, an artistic play of rhythm, deviating from the natural
flow. Rap is a popular style of popular music that magnifies the use of syncopation.
It’s grooving effect appeals mostly to young people.
Storytelling is roughly defined as the sharing of events and experiences that is
meant to entertain, inform, as well as to teach morals. By stories, we may avoid
communication barriers by passing morals to children and young adults indirectly.
Everyone loves a good gossip or story. It is a safe and brilliant way to keep the
children at home.

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 To recapitulate, do the following activity:

Activity 4.1. Match the descriptions to the pictures below. Write A for songs,
B for oral poetry and C for storytelling. Write your answers in your notebook.

1. It uses syncopation.

2. Similar to written poetry but delivered to an audience.

3. It perfects imagery by use of body language and tone.

4. It plays a huge role in religious, social and political functions basically for
entertainment and information.

5. It tells events and other people’s experiences to entertain, inform and

give morals.

6. A safe and brilliant way to keep the children at home.

7. Helps prevent confrontation by giving indirect lessons or guidance.

A. B. C.

What’s More

Activity 5. How would you like your classmate to talk to you?

Oral communication skills matter in social relationships. Watch this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wff_nwa-
E8g&t=116s&fbclid=IwAR1Lhoi3zUAyXIK9MCZEY153OmlTADQ-
I7rgwZANdvfTKU_DILY8Bhujdk on an exaggerated distorted speech. E- mail
messages and other instant messages are very convenient but they lack a lot of
things you can see and experience in face-to face communications. Name a few
language features lacking in the video’s robotic character.
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Directions: Scramble the letters to make sensible answers. Write your answers
in your notebook.

1 NOTE
2 TIPHC
3 TONINICFLE
4 NATIONINTO
5 REPPOR SPAUES

You nailed it! Collect more correct answers. .

Activity 6.
Check out Amanda Al Nimri talk about the seasons of your life at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJOwpXhIAM4 . Answer the question of this video
by writing the letter of your choice on your answer sheet/notebook.
1. Amanda is best described as a .
a. motivational speaker b. storyteller
c.adviser d. all a,b and c
2. Her story is most relevant to .
a. young adults b. little children
c.professionals d. all a,b and c
3. What made her storytelling engaging to you as a teenager?
a. suspense in the unfolding of events b. relevance of the topic
b. the morals d. the symbolism
Activity 7.
Listen to Helly Shah ft Samuel skillfully perform her oral poetry entitled,
“Dear Breasts” at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyzjHx7R1es&list=PLaLzUhqqwV13hfsj93WVgQ_-
WhZgvPAG&index=2. Answer the question of this video by writing the letter
of your choice on your notebook.
1. Helly most likely performed for a group of .
a. primary students b. female adolescents
c. feminists d. general public
2. Her main objective was to .
a. entertain b. inform and persuade
c. advise d. examine
3. Her talk was most relevant to .
a. primary students b. adolescents
c. all women d. business audience

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4. She effectively sends her message by _______________________________.
a. being assertive on the rights of femininity
b. giving descriptive evidence and specific example events
c. talking about an important issue to the right audience
d. all a,b and c

Activity 8.
Watch the recorded song of Yoyoy Villame entitled, Magellan. Then briefly
discuss the questions about his song. Open at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUl3Yyxyjy8. Write your answer on your notebook
1. How does this piece of literature convey a specific event in the Philippine history?

2. What quality or language features do you think made this piece interesting?

3. What important information has this piece given you?

What I Have Learned

Activity 9. Wrap it up, folks.

Directions: Fill-in the spaces with your answers. Write your answers on notebook.
1. _____________________is a type of communication that uses bodily movements.
2. Give one basic feature each for oral poetry, storytelling and songs.
a. Oral poetry: __________
b. Songs: __________
c. Storytelling: __________
3. Non-verbal cues could change the direction of speaking. Give the missing
information.

Non-verbal cues Positive Response

1. Receiver frequently checks his watch.
2. Listener nods head
3. Listener frowns
4. Give more example illustrations
5. Share a joke or give an ice-breaker

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 What I can do

Activity 10. Choose any of the following exercises.

Exercise 1. Tell a story about .

communication barriers at
home. Film yourself and
showcase and submit it to
your teacher. You may choose your own topic of
interest.

Exercise 2. Make a musical production with

original lyrics and film yourself with the help of
your family or friends. You can talk about
someone or something worth acknowledging. You may choose any musical
genre.

Exercise 3. Produce an oral poetry that comments on a relevant

issue. Submit a soft copy of your performance.

Exercise 4. With the help of family or friends, make a drama presentation of

how social media affects relationships.

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 POST ASSESSMENT

Directions: Categorize the following characteristics of a Speaker as Smart or

Lousy. Write your answers in your notebook.
________ 1. Imposes own ideas despite negative feedback
________ 2. Chooses words to suit the audience
________ 3. Makes use of language techniques, feedback and pause
________ 4. An audience-reader on visual cues
________ 5. Settles on sloppy appearance
________ 6. Uses monotone
________ 7. Varies voice for tone, pitch, volume, inflection, intonation and pause.
________ 8. Interacts in a heated manner
________ 9. Engages listeners by talking on relevant topics
________ 10. Make distracting gestures and inappropriate facial expressions

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