Unit 8 Oral Communication Strategies II PDF
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This document explores various aspects of oral communication strategies including topic control and topic shifting. It details different types of communication strategies along with common violations encountered. This is suitable for a secondary school education level.
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ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT types of communicatIon strategIes II UNIT 8 ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT topIC control LESSON 1 Learning Objectives 01 03 04 02...
ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT types of communicatIon strategIes II UNIT 8 ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT topIC control LESSON 1 Learning Objectives 01 03 04 02 - identify the employ solutions Identify the use topic different types of to repair or different violations that control and terminate types of may be discussions communicati topic shifting committed in when violations on strategies in discussions conversations are committed SImon says... Assign one “Simon” in the class to command, discuss, or ask a question to anyone. Give each “Simon” a three-minute timer to practice the role. The “Simon” has the power to change the topic or stop the conversation and discussion in class. As his or her time expires, assign another “Simon” to replace the previous one. SImon says... How does it feel to be the “Simon” in class? What are the advantages of being in control of communication? What are its disadvantages? The topic, or the main message, whereas other participants contribute ideas in the discussion. 01 2 types of Sentence topic, is sometimes called topic sentential topic, and refers to the main idea or focus of a sentence. sentence topic and discourse 02 topic. Discourse topic refers to the topic of the conversation as a whole. Simply put, the sentence topic is specific, while the discourse topic is general in nature. Topic control occurs when the main or assigned speaker manipulates the discussion in order to maintain its flow without moving away from or changing the topic. Participants should be mindful of verbal cues as the main speaker uses statements such as “Let’s focus on...” or “Let’s discuss...” to set the topic of the conversation, or “As I was saying...” or “Going back to...” to sustain or return to the original topic. Lesson 2 topIC SHIFTING Learning Objectives 01 03 04 02 - identify the employ solutions Identify the use topic different types of to repair or different violations that control and terminate types of may be discussions communicati topic shifting committed in when violations on strategies in discussions conversations are committed Topic shifting occurs when one intentionally or unintentionally changes the direction of the flow of ideas in a conversation. 01 2 ways to Speaking topically occurs when the shift a topic listener concentrates on some phrases from the last statement mentioned by the speaker. The idea develops and sticks within the context of the situation. Example: Lina mentioned to Jane that she had some difficulties in getting their English teacher to approve herproposed topic for her research paper. Jane then asked herwhat those difficulties were. Although Jane shifted theconversation to a new topic by asking Lina about her difficulties, her statement was still relevant to the topic. 02 2 ways to Speaking on the topic occurs when the listener concentrates on a word, but the shift a topic newly introduced idea may not be related to the context of the topic. Example: Katrina asked her friend, “What are your thoughts on the death penalty?” Her friend then answered by stating that she had watched the news the night before, and thenews featured information about the death penalty. The response was still related to the topic, which is death penalty, but it was out of context. Lesson 3 Violations in Communication Situations Learning Objectives 01 03 04 02 - identify the employ solutions Identify the use topic different types of to repair or different violations that control and terminate types of may be discussions communicati topic shifting committed in when violations on strategies in discussions conversations are committed Violations refer to unnecessary acts of participants that often cause a misunderstanding or a delay in the process or flow of the discussion. 01 GRABBING THE FLOOR 02 OVERLAPPING Common Violations in Communication 03 HOGGING THE FLOOR Situation: 04 BEING SILENT 05 Trouble in Speaking, Hearing, or Understanding This is also called interruption. VIOLATIONS: This violation occurs when a speaker is not able to fulfill his or her purpose because a GRABBING participant takes over the role THE FLOOR of being a speaker, without allowing him or her to finish his or her turn first. This is similar to grabbing the floor. However, instead of the VIOLATIONS: speaker giving up his or her turn to the participant who OVERLAPPING interrupts, both of them talk simultaneously. This may also happen when two or more participants start speaking at the same time. This occurs when the VIOLATIONS: speaker continues speaking and ignores HOGGING THE others who try to join or FLOOR take over the discussion. Also called dead air, VIOLATIONS: this violation occurs when no one wants BEING to speak or take over SILENT the discussion. This includes improper articulations, use of the VIOLATIONS: wrong word, failing to Trouble in hear or be heard, incorrect Speaking, understanding by the Hearing, or listener, and trouble on Understanding the part of the recipient to understand. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING