ORAL COMMUNICATION E-PORTFOLIO S.Y. 2020-2021

Today, I am going to tell you about this thing that ruined every teenager’s life. And I mean every single teenager. Not Google classroom deadlines or poor Wi-Fi connection in the Philippines, but the one that took our freedom from doing the things that we normally do in our everyday lives. The one that destroyed millions of lives. The one that killed our loved ones, COVID-19.   Ever since March of 2020 we have been locked down in our houses, forced to stare at our screens to attend online classes, ruin our body clocks, and wreck our mental health. And after long months of this vicious cycle a lot of us has lost hope, almost all of us are drained trying to fight to live another day. It’s been almost a year, and still, nothing has changed. There’s still no mass testing, there are still those who can’t afford masks and face shields, there’s still no vaccines. Hopeless, right?   I am speaking in front of a camera right now because I was tasked to give a speech on “how and what to ...

 

  Audience Analysis Age Bracket 13-20 years old Gender Any gender Educational Background Junior and Senior Science High School students Place of Residence Quezon Province Marital Status Single Language spoken Filipino, English Religious Affiliations / Beliefs Any religion

 Intimate A man gets down to his knee, telling his girlfriend how much he loved him and then asks her hand for marriage.  Casual When a father tells his children a story about how life was like in the Philippines during the coronavirus pandemic.  Frozen When members of a church group pray the Hail Mary altogether.  Consultative A cardiothoracic surgeon saying to a woman that her baby has pulmonary atresia where a valve in her baby's heart did not form at all, causing the baby's heart to not pump blood from the right ventricle to the baby's lungs.  Formal When the president of a broadcasting company declared to the company's viewers, listeners and staff that the company had to shut down because of blatant attacks by the current fascist regime. 

 

 You were not able to prepare for your graded report in Oral Communication. Mr. Reyes, then calls you to go to the front and start your presentation. How are you going to explain your situation yo your teacher? First, i would take a step back, and breathe. The responsible thing to do here is to admit that I made a mistake and face the consequences that will come with it. I would say it directly to the point without any ambiguity, and I will take responsibility with humility. After apologizing, I would do anything in my power to make it right if I were given the chance.  Your cousin, Karl, calls you over the phone and tells you that he cannot help you in your errand because he needs to do something for his school project. What will you tell him to convince him to spare you a bit of his time and that you need him to buy the surprise birthday gift for your father?  I would politely ask him again to help me with my errand. I would tell him how much I would appreciate it if he...

 

How do you usually start a conversation? Based on the lesson, I have found out that I usually start a conversation with a "nomination" approach. This is when a person starts a conversation by asking a question, giving a compliment, or asking for opinions. I use this approach every day with my family and my friends. An advantage of this communicative strategy is that it is very casual, and it does not require formal speech. Moreover, it urges the receiver to send a feedback to the original sender of a message, thus creating a smooth flow of communication.  Give a specific problem that you encountered during a conversation and how did you address it? A specific problem I encountered was when I entered a national inter-school industrial engineering competition. When the organization that hosted the competition announced their guidelines, it amassed a lot of confusion because there were a great deal of discrepancies in the given guidelines. In order to not panic and be a part of ...

  In your own words, differentiate LOCUTIONARY, ILLOCUTIONARY, PERLOCUTIONARY and give at least 1 example for each (not copied from the handout). There are three types of speech acts: the locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary speech acts. Locutionary acts refer to the action of saying or uttering a statement. For an act to be locutionary, it needs to share the same meaning for both the speaker and receiver and it needs to be sensible. The next speech act is the illocutionary act. These acts are performed by speakers and commits them to a future action. Examples of an illocutionary act are giving promises and oaths. Moreover, giving opinions and permission to other people are examples of illocutionary acts. Lastly, is the perlocutionary act. This type of speech act pertains to the consequence of what a speaker has said. To give you a clearer picture, I will state examples for each type of speech act.  First is the locutionary act, the actual act of uttering or saying a...

  Which   of   the   types   of   speech   context   do   you   find   easy   and   difficult   to   practice? What should you do to improve your   skills? Personally, I find intrapersonal communication easier to practice than interpersonal communication. To fully justify my opinion, let us first define the two. Intrapersonal communication as communication with one's self. Examples are self-talk, acts of visualization, and imagination. On the other hand interpersonal communication is the process of exchanging communication between two or more people. As an introvert, I find intrapersonal communication easier to practice because I will be able to express feelings without the anxiety that people will not approve of it. Moreover, I will be able to exercise my mind with various thought processes. Furthermore, you will be able to use any type of speech style that you want. On the other hand, I will be able to dev...

  As   a   senior   high   school   student,   what   do   you   think   is   the   advantage   of   having good communication skills in a variety of contexts? Do you think it will help you improve your personality? Why or Why   not? In senior high school, students engage in all types of communication, whether verbal, non-verbal, or written. As a seasoned campus journalists, I have used communication to my advantage to win various regional and national tilts. for example, in order to create an excellent news article, you need to have lots of sources. The best example of sources are interviews, and to conduct them, I need to have good communication skills, and I have used this to my advantage to win various regional and national press conferences. Furthermore, another instance where good communication can be very beneficial to senior high school students is in the field of research, where students defend and ...

How can you improve your communication with your classmates, family members, teachers, etc. using verbal and non-verbal communication? First and foremost, to become a good communicator, I first have to become a good listener because once I improve my listening skills, I will be able to give appropriate responses to the messages that people will give me; which leads to the first step in being a better communicator: appropriateness. I always have to be appropriate because it will enable me to better understand the nature or context of someone's message. Next I ought to be concise with my words. This will reduce the ambiguity of the messages that I will be delivering. Next, I should always have clarity. Having a clear message using simple words will ensure that the receiver of my message will not be misinterpreted. Moreover, I should always be mindful of who my audiences are. This will reduce discriminatory remarks that I may accidentally give. Next, I should exchange information in a...

 Differentiate verbal and non-verbal communication Verbal communication is when a speaker utilizes words in order to convey his/her message. Verbal communication is a vital piece to a person's human life because it narrows the gap between people. Moreover, verbal communication is very effective because it makes it possible for people to disseminate information faster while being accurate. Some examples of using verbal communication are meetings, conferences, and casual conversations.  On the other hand, non-verbal communication refers to the collective use of movement that does not involve speaking or any type of verbal communication. In non-verbal communication, one can convey his/her message by the use of hand gestures, body language, or even facial expressions. Non-verbal communication is important especially if verbal communication is not suffice to deliver a message. One of the most prominent examples of non-verbal communication is the use of sign language.

  After watching the video in the REFLECTION section, answer the following questions (not less than 5 sentences each): PROCESSING QUESTIONS: 1. How does communication breakdown affect our relationships with other people?   Poor communication skills ultimately lead to communication breakdowns, these communication breakdowns make it difficult for people to express their thoughts, opinions, and feelings. Communication breakdowns can negatively affect relationships because they can lead to the misinterpretations of ideas. If one person cannot process a message whether verbal or non-verbal, then they would not be able to transmit appropriate replies or reactions. In the video, the couple were experiencing psychological barriers - the guy did not understand and did not pay attention to the social cues that the girl was giving him. The guy was in denial because he can't accept the fact that his "happy ending" with his girlfriend will never happen. This forced the guy to react in...

 SCORE: 100/100

In your own words, what are the different types of speech according to purpose and delivery? There are three types of speeches according to purpose, they may be: informative, persuasive, or entertainment speech. The first type which is the informative speech, is mainly conducted to to disseminate information to an audience. An example of this is a lecture of a professor, this type of speech is also known as "expository." The second type is the persuasive speech, which is performed with the purpose of convincing an audience to what the speaker is saying. Some examples of people who give persuasive speeches are politicians and litigating lawyers. The last type of speech according to purpose is the entertainment speech, which seeks to bring laughter or joy to an audience. An example of this type is a skit of a comedian. On the other hand, there are four types of speech according to delivery: manuscript, memorized, extemporaneous, and impromptu. Manuscript speeches are performed ...

 100/100

  Do you agree that becoming a strong and effective communicator takes time and practice? Why or why not? Much like professional athletes or politicians, great communicators are made and not born. Being a good listener, connecting to people, and reading body language are skills that are practiced throughout time. These are the skills that we are born with, we practice them throughout our lives.

  How can communication breakdowns be avoided? In order to avoid communication breakdowns, you can follow the 7Cs of Effective Communication from the book  Effective Public Relations: 1. Completeness- the sender should include everything that the receiver needs to hear, respond, react or evaluate properly. 2. Conciseness- the message should be direct or straight to the point. 3. Consideration- the speaker should consider the background of the audience like culture, education, religion, status, mood, feelings, and needs. 4. Concreteness- the message is backed up by facts, figures, and real-life examples or situations. 5. Courtesy - the speaker/sender must respect his/her receivers. 6. Clearness- it suggests the use of simpler and more specific words. 7. Correctness - the credibility of the message is improved by avoiding grammatical mistakes.

  Can you recall an experience in your life where you experienced communication breakdown? What happened and why did the breakdown occur? (answer in not less than 5 sentences). When we spent New Year's Eve in Japan, me and my mother experienced communication breakdowns every time we talked to the Japanese. This is caused by lingustic barriers like my limited knowledge in Japanese and the Japanese's lack of knowledge in English. This linguistic barrier caused us to get lost in the subway, ride the wrong train, and order the wrong food. We ended up using our mobile devices for directions instead of consulting locals.

QUESTIONS: 1. What are the communication barriers that the 2 persons experienced? 2. Why does breakdown of communication occur? 3. What is AFAM? What is Jacky Lou? What is Gold Digger? 4. What are the issues of the girl? Enumerate and explain. 5. Can their situation be resolved/improved? If yes, why and how? If no explain why.   1. The woman was experiencing psychological barriers because as she stated, she was "stressed out" and tired of the stereotypes that people were giving her. She was also not confident enough to speak in English. On the other hand, both of them were having linguistic barriers because the guy cannot understand Filipino, while the woman was having difficulty in speaking in English. 2. The breakdown occured because of the communication barriers that they were facing. 3. AFAM is an acronym for "a foreigner assigned in Manila." Meanwhile, Jacky Lou is an idiomatic expression that came from "jackpot" and the Filipino word "lugi....

  1. Communicator - the communicators in the video were Raphael Bosano, the news reporter, Sen. Sonny Angara, and Dr. Susan Mercado, both of which are interviewed by the news reporter. 2. Message - the message were about how PCR tests still detect even the tiniest particles of the Sars-Cov-2 virus. This was confirmed by Dr. Susan Mercado after Sen. Sonny Angara tested positive of CoViD-19 again even after recovery. It was said that the first virus in Sen. Angara's body was not fully wiped out even after his recovery, and it left out remnants of the virus, so when he was tested again, the laboratory results showed  positive. 3. Medium - since this is a news report, the medium used here can either be the television, or any other gadgets that can be used by the viewers to stream the video. Meanwhile the channels used in the video were both verbal, and non-verbal. 4. Receiver - the receivers in this scenario are those people who watched the news. It can be considered as a one-way ...

Look at the pictures below. Identify and describe the different ways of communicating with others.   1. Visual Communication - the use of visual aids for information dissemination, in this case, the news report from the television 2. Verbal / Face-to-face communication - the teacher relays information to her students 3. Verbal communication & Non-verbal Communication - the girl is telling something to the girl with matching gestures to help relay the information 4. Non-verbal communication - the girl is crying, thus using facial expressions to communicate what she is feeling at the moment 5. Non-verbal communication - the three girls were using gestures and body movement to convey their messages to each other.

  Why is effective communication important in your day-to-day life as a student? How can you communicate more effectively? Effective communication as a student can lead to three things, less errors, a better student-teacher relationship, and good grades. First of all, through effective communication, you would find yourself having less mistakes in schoolworks, quizzes, or exams. This is because communicating effectively with your classmates and teachers would help understand concepts and instructions faster. Second, with effective communication, you will be able to build a better relationship with your peers or your professors; not being afraid of talking to your professors would help you understand the different perspectives that you need for a certain lesson/subject. Combining these two: less mistakes and a better atmosphere between your peers and professors would help you keep motivated. And once you are in a positive attitude, then you will ultimately get positive outcomes in t...

  STRATEGIES ON HOW TO AVOID COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN Strategies on How to Avoid Communication Breakdown     1. Keep Focused     2. Speak Intelligibly     3. Listen with your Ears and Eyes     4. Minimize Distractions     5. Be Specific     6. Do not Jump to Conclusions 7 Cs of Effective Communication     1. Completeness     2. Conciseness     3. Consideration     4. Concreteness     5. Courtesy     6. Clearness     7. Correctness Helpful Expressions to Avoid Communication Breakdown     1. To gain time to think          - "Really"          - "Uhmm"          - "Uh-huh"          - "Anyway"          - "Tell me more..."     2. To give positive remarks or comments          - "Sounds good" ...

 

 

  Catalla, Ancelmo Miguel M. | Oral Comm | 11 - Auriga Reflection 1. How do you describe the elements of communication? The elements of communication are dynamic. They are part of an interdependent system or process. If one goes missing, the whole communication process will not take place. 2. Can the process of communication be completed even without the presence of a single element of communication? Why or why not? Communication is a process that requires various elements, so if one element is not present, the whole process would be inoperative. For instance, if there is no speaker, there will be no message. If there is no message, the channel and medium would be useless, so no one will be the recipient of the message. Thus, communication will not take place. 3. Cite at least one communication situation and identify the elements in the presented situation. There is an ongoing Zoom meeting between ...

  Catalla, Ancelmo Miguel M.  11 - Auriga WRITTEN WORK: Name the communication element. Based on the given scenario, name and identify the following: Speaker/ Sender Brgy. Capt. Rey Suarez was the speaker in this communication scenario. Message The message was about the necessity of distributing relief goods. Channel              Capt. Suarez and Counselor Perez did the communication process IN PERSON. Receiver The receiver was Counselor Rita Perez. Barrier The loud noises of the people around the hall were a factor that lead to the counselor’s  involuntary nod of approval. SCORE: 5/5