GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills Oral Communication

Oral Communication : Benefits Oral comm skills benefits students Academically Interpersonally Future careers Participation in class discussion make students more involved in self learning Easier to give oral presentation, interact with instructors Employers seek applicants with excellent oral comm skills GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Oral Communication Involves expressing and sharing ideas & information as well as influencing others through verbal symbols (non-written) Purpose Inform Persuade Entertain/amuse GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Oral communication situation Public speaking Interpersonal communication Meetings Small group communication Talking on the phone GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Oral communication assignments Informative presentation / speeches (informal/formal) – impromptu/planned Persuasive/influence appeal(sales, motivational, presentation, appeals for policy changes) Debates / Panel discussion /interviews Press conference Creative/aesthetics performances (storytelling) GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Oral presentation : delivery Manuscript Memorization Impromptu extemporaneous GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Oral presentation : impromptu speaking Impromptu Speeches : little or no preparation 4 steps to organize your thoughts quickly State the point/question you are responding State the point you want to make Use whatever support you have (statistics/ examples/ testimony) Summarize your point GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Oral presentation: suggestions for impromptus Quickly jot down an outline Try to remain calm Making strong eye contact with the audience Concentrate on speaking on a clear, deliberate pace Use signposts (“first”, “second”, “then”,”next”,”finally”) GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Effective oral presentation – 9 steps Determine general purpose : inform/ persuade/ entertain/amuse Content Organization Delivery of messages Analyze the audience Determine specific purpose Research the presentation Organize and outline the presentation Prepare visual aids ** Rehearse ** Deliver ** Self assess ** ______________________________________________________ ** will be covered in detail in week 3 during Presentation Skills Topic GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Making a speech is like making a hamburger. Oral communication: planned speech/presentation Making a speech is like making a hamburger.

Top of bun = appetising introduction. Each layer of the bun = tasty aspect of your topic. bottom of the bun = conclusion - holding the burger together. GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Oral communication : speech outline Introduction Attention getting statement : a question/anecdote/story etc Thesis statement : specific purpose of speech/presentation Preview statement : overview of all main points Body First main point: A subpoint : 1 sub-subpoint ; 2 sub-subpoint B subpoint : 1 sub-subpoint ; 2 sub-subpoint Second main point A subpoint :1 sub-subpoint ; 2 sub-subpoint B subpoint 1 sub-subpoint ; 2 sub-subpoint Conclusion Summary statements – review all the main points Concluding statement – a closing statement that ends your presentation smoothly GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Tips to manage oral presentation apprehension Prepare thoroughly Speak about a familiar topic Realize that you’re not alone Focus on getting the msg across Use positive visualization Practice relaxation techniques Use visual aids practice GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

Speech Assessment Sheet Big Plus: ____________________________________________________________________________ Improvement Needed: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication

So of the Do’s Gestures & movement Vocal variety Moderate amount of movement Vocal variety Tone, rate, pitch, volume, pronounciation, articulation, appropriate use of pauses Eye contact & facial expression Make speaker more believable, trustworthy To gauge audience feedback Convey speaker’s feelings, attitudes, emotions GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills – Week 2 Oral Communication