MS. SUHA JAWABREH

LECTURE # 4

Oral Communication

Review # 2

1 .What are the advantages of oral communication?

2 .What are the disadvantages of oral communication ?

Types and Levels of Oral communication

1 .Verbal Communication

Verbal communication is the sharing of information, ideas and opinions between individuals using speech.

2 .Nonverbal Communication Behaviour and elements of speech aside from the words themselves that transmit meaning .

-Research suggests that only 5 % effect is produced by the spoken word, 45 %by the tone and other elements of voice, and 50 % by body language, movements, eye contact, etc.

-Types of nonverbal communication :1 .Facial expressions .

2 .Gestures: such as waving, pointing, and using fingers .3 .Paralinguistics: such as tone of voice, loudness, and

pitch .4 .Body language and Posture

5 .Eye contact6 .Appearance

-Certain forms of nonverbal communication may also have different meanings in different culture .

3 .Intrapersonal Communication -Intrapersonal communication is also known as

self-talk or thinking, and refers to the ways we communicate with ourselves.

-The way we communicate with ourselves greatly affects our self-esteem .

4 .Interpersonal Communication

-Interpersonal communication is the communication we have with other people .

-This type of communication varies from highly impersonal to extremely personal .

-The degree to which we communicate, or fail to communicate, with others influences how our relationships with them develop, continue or come to an end.

5 .Public Communication

-Public communication refers to public speeches that we deliver in front of audiences.

-Public communication serves several purposes: to entertain, to persuade and, or to inform ..etc.

-It is different from other forms of interaction in that (1) it requires greater levels of planning and preparation on the part of the speaker and (2) involves less direct interaction .

6 .Mass Communication

-Mass communication refers to any type of media that is used to communicate with mass audiences.

-Examples of mass media include books, television, radios, films, computer technologies, magazines and newspapers.

Speaking Activity # 4

Watching and Analyzing a video

Students are required to watch this video then analyze what the see and hear .

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