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RATIONALE:
The 21st century is the time when we need to develop multimodal literacy knowledge
and skills. Today, an effective communicator must be knowledgeable and skillful in
designing and communicating meaning through such rich and potentially complex
texts. This chapter will enable the students to learn how to make careful choices and
effective designs in executing different communication aids.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this chapter, you must be able to:
1. learn the major types of communication aids;
2. understand the functions of communication aids; and
3. know how to prepare quality communication aids
PRETEST:
Complete the tables on pages 231-232.
CONTENT:
Putting communication at the front of your mind and becoming more aware of how
you communicate in a given context can be informative and have many positive
effects. Whenever you work with groups, you are able to apply what you have learned
about group communication to improve your performance and overall experience.
You also notice that there is a need to adapt to certain requirements that foster timely
presentations or communication with your audiences.
Multimodal is defined in the Australian Curriculum as the strategic use of two or more
communication modes to make meaning (e.g., image, gesture, music, spoken
language, and written language). Creating a PowerPoint presentation, for example,
is complex requiring a combination of modes such as, written language, image,
movement, sound effect, and spatial design. Presenting it in public would necessitate
the presenter to demonstrate spoken language and gestures. The process of
constructing such texts is indeed cross-disciplinary because it activates different
digital information technologies as well as the Arts (i.e., media, visual arts, design,
music, and drama).
1. Computer-based Media
Using computer-based aids in a speech will physically isolate you from the
audience with whom you are trying to establish rapport. You may feel really
comfortable when you stand behind presentation equipment; however, this
limits your nonverbal interaction with your audience.
The use of computer may not be comfortable for some, especially if this
equipment is not available to them—one may not have a personal computer
or it may not be available in the workplace. In either case, check with your
classmates, teachers, or colleagues about the preparations that will be
needed. It is important to reserve one in advance. It is important if you can
gain access to a computer ahead of time to practice and familiarize yourself
with the necessary commands to make your slides run properly. It is also wise
to be prepared for technical problems, which can happen even to the very
skillful computer user. On the day of your presentation, be sure to arrive early
for you to test out the equipment before the event begins.
2. Audiovisual Media
3. Low-Tech Media
b. Flipchart. For briefing small groups, flip charts are very useful. They
are easily prepared and inexpensive. The tip markers and graphic
materials are readily available, and with the modest ability of the presenter,
it can compose the desired material. Flipcharts help the speaker proceed
through the material by providing the audience with something to look in
addition to the speaker. It can be prepared before or during the
presentation, can be used to record audience’s questions and comments,
and can be converted to slides. However, flipcharts may require the use of
graphics talent. They are not suitable for use in a large audience setting
and may be difficult to transport.
When you plan to use handouts, bring enough copies for each audience
member to get one. Looking on with one’s neighbor’s handouts does not
contribute to a professional image. If the number of handouts is not enough
for all members of the audience, you will have no control over the speed
at which it circulates, or the direction it goes. It may not even reach
everybody by the end of your speech, or listeners could still be passing
your handouts around during the next speaker’s speech. If one listener
only holds a handout for two or four more listeners while you are making a
point, it absolutely decreases attention and restricts comprehension as
listeners are wanting to see the handout but have a limited access to it. By
the time they were able to see your point on the handout, they will have
forgotten why they need to see it.
Rehearsing your speech prior to its delivery has been the norm and is suggested by
many experts in the field. Even without technology assistance, you can stand out as
an effective speaker if you delivered your speech enough to stand on its own.
However, it is also important to recognize that a good speech can often be made
even better by the strategic use of communication aids.
Technically speaking, communication aids are presentation aids that can fulfill
several functions in order to create an impressive presentation. No matter how
impressive your communication aids are, they cannot secure a good speech. Thus,
such aids to communication should complement with good speech delivery.
Putting too much information on an aid is one mistake you should avoid. Match your
speech with your presentation aids by narrowing the topic and content of your
speech. Your presentation aids should not represent every idea in your speech. It
should only fulfill certain functions described earlier.
GENERALIZATION:
• Texts offer the means for communicating and form an important part of study in
any given course.
• Evaluating messages and images of different types of texts requires the evaluator
to comprehend the initial textual data that lie on text features. It involves the active
construction of meaning through the interaction of the evaluator who is engaged
on critically reading print-based or multimodal texts.
• Print-based refers to those texts that are prepared in prints while multimodal texts
refer to those types of texts that use a combination of two or more communication
modes, for instance, print, image, and spoken text as in film or computer
presentations.
• Semiotics is the study of meaning-making. Two or more of the following semiotic
systems are needed in evaluating a multimodal text: linguistic, visual, audio,
gestural, and spatial.
• Multimodal texts necessitate readers and listeners to practice critical reading and
listening. Critical reading is the process of reading that goes beyond
comprehension of a text. Critical Listening, on the other hand, requires active
thinking because it goes far beyond just hearing a speaker’s message. It involves
analyzing the information of a speech and making important decisions about truth,
authenticity, and relevance.
• Whenever you evaluate multimodal texts, communication allows you to see more
of what is going on around you, which allows you to participate actively and
competently in various communication in a multicultural setting. Multimodal texts
are constructed means such that they can also be deconstructed or separated into
its various parts—source, message, medium, audience, and context.
EVALUATION:
Answer the questions on pages 233-234.
ASSIGNMENT:
Complete the assignment on page 234.
REFERENCES:
Manzano, B.M. et al (2018). Communication and Strategies Using Tools of
Technology. In B. Mazano, M.V. Arador, and M.A. Ladia. (Eds.). Purposive
Communication for College Freshmen (pp. 161-172). Plaridel, Bulacan: St.
Andrew Publishing House