Oral Communication in Context Flashcards

Flashcards on Oral Communication in Context

What is Communication?

A process of sharing and conveying messages or information from one person to another across channels, contexts, media, and cultures.

Define Communication

The act or process of using words, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information, ideas, thoughts, or feelings to someone else.

What does the Latin word 'COMMUNIS' mean?

To impart, to transmit, to convey, and to share.

According to Fernando, Habana, and Cinco (2010), what does communication do?

Communication makes interaction possible within humankind; it establishes social ties, knits people together, and ensures human cooperation.

Give examples of Oral/Verbal Communication.

Face-to-face conversation, telephone, radio, television, and other media.

Give examples of Written Communication.

Letters, emails, books, magazines, newspapers, and other written media.

Give examples of Nonverbal Communication.

Body language, gestures, postures, and facial expressions.

What is Oral Communication?

Takes place in face-to-face conversations, group discussions, telephone calls, and other circumstances in which spoken word is used to express meaning.

List the advantages of Oral Communication.

Immediate feedback, personal touch, group communication, and secrecy.

What is Written Communication?

The process of conveying a message through written signs or symbols.

What is Nonverbal Communication?

Communication produced by some means other than words, such as eye contact, touch, and hand gestures.

Give examples of Nonverbal Communication.

Eye contact, touch, hand gestures, facial expressions, body language, body movement, and posture.

What is the 'Speaker' in the elements of communication?

The source of information or message.

What is the 'Message' in the elements of communication?

The information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker in words or actions.

What is 'Encoding' in the elements of communication?

The process of converting the message into words, actions, or other forms that the speaker understands.

What is the 'Channel' in the elements of communication?

The medium or the means, such as personal or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal, in which the encoded message is conveyed.

What is 'Decoding' in the elements of communication?

The process of interpreting the encoded message of the speaker by the receiver.

What is the 'Receiver' in the elements of communication?

The recipient of the message, or someone who decodes the message.

What is 'Feedback' in the elements of communication?

The reactions, responses, or information provided by the receiver.

What is the 'Context' in the elements of communication?

The environment where communication takes place.

What are 'Barriers' in the elements of communication?

The factors that affect the flow of communication.

What is the first nature of of communication?

A process.

Communication is an interaction, describe this nature

Occurs between two or more people (the speaker and the receiver).

How can communication be expressed?

Expressed through written or spoken words, actions (nonverbal), or both spoken words and nonverbal actions at the same time.

What are the communication functions?

Refer to how people use language for different purposes and how language is affected by different time, place, and situation; used to control the behavior of people; used to regulate the nature and amount of activities people engage in.

List the five functions of Communication.

Regulation/Control, Social Interaction, Motivation, Information, Emotional Expression.

What is the Regulation/Control function of communication?

Functions to control one’s behavior.

What is the Social Interaction function of communication?

Used to produce social relationships; used to develop bonds, intimacy, relations; used to express preferences, desires, needs, wants, decisions, goals, and strengths; used for giving and getting information of encouragement.

What is the Motivation function of communication?

Functions to motivate or to encourage people to live better.

What is the Information function of communication?

Functions to convey information.

What is the Expressing Emotions function of communication?

Facilitates people’s expression of their feelings and emotions.

What are the benefits of Oral Communication?

Helps to build trust and reliability, get your point across, avoid misunderstandings, and minimize confusion.