ORAL COMMUNICATION

LESSON
1
THE FUNCTIONS,
NATURE, AND
PROCESS OF
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATI
ONCommunica tion is the a ct of transferring
informa tion from one person to another
p erson or a group . Communication involves
a t lea st one send er, a message, and a
receiver; but communica tion is more than
just a transmission of information. It
req uires success in tra nsmitting or sending
a messa ge.
COMMUNICATI
ONCommunication is a process of
sharing and conveying messages
or information from one person to
another within and across
channels, contexts, media, and
cultures (McCornack, 2014).
NATURE OF
COMMUNICATION
Communication is a process. It
takes place when two or more
people exchange ideas either
through written or spoken words
(verbal) or actions (nonverbal).
Both verbal and nonverbal can be
used at the same time.
FUNCTIONS OF
COMMUNICATION
There are fi ve functions of
communication. These are
regulation or control, social
interaction, motivation,
information, and emotional
expression.
FUNCTIONS OF
COMMUNICATION
1. Regulation / Control – Communication
functions to control behavior. It can be
used to regulate the nature and number
of activities people engage in.
“Take your medicine before you go to
bed.” “Finish your work before you go.”
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2. Social Interaction – Communication
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allows people to interact with others to
develop bonds or intimacy. It also allows
individuals to express desires,
encouragement, needs, and decision or to
give and get information.
“Would you like to go to church with me?”
“Come on! You can do it!”
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COMMUNICATION
3. Motivation – Communication persuades
or encourages another person to change
his/her opinion, attitude, and behavior.
“You’re on the right track. Keep up the
good work.”
“My dream is to fi nish my Senior High
School despite this pandemic.”
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COMMUNICATION
4. Emotional Expression –
Communication facilitates people’s
expression of their feelings such as
love, fear, anger, joy, hope, or any
other emotion.
“I’m so happy to have you in my life.”
“I like you so much.”
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COMMUNICATION
5. Information – Communication functions
to convey information. It can be used in
giving and getting information.
“The Philippine Normal University was
founded in 1901.”
“You can fi nd the bathroom right next to
this door ”
THE PROCESS OF
In order to successfully communicate, it is
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important to understand the process of
communication. The diagram above shows
the basic steps.
1. The speaker develops an idea to be sent.
2. The speaker encodes the idea or converts
it to words or actions.
3. The speaker transmits or sends out the
idea using a specifi c medium or channel.
THE PROCESS OF
COMMUNICATION
4. The receiver gets the message and
decodes or interprets it.
5. The receiver provides or sends
feedback.
At any point of the communication
process, noise may take place and hinder
the fl ow of communication process.
THE ELEMENTS IN THE
PROCESS OF
COMMUNICATION
THE ELEMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF
COMMUNICATION
Sender
The sender is the one who initiates the
message that needs to be transmitted. H e
sends the message that may be in diff erent
forms such as pictures, symbols, postures,
gestures, or even just a smile. After
generating the idea, he sends it in such a
manner that can be understood clearly by
THE ELEMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF
COMMUNICATION
Message
Message refers to the information
intended to be communicated by words
as in speech, letters, pictures, or
symbols. It can be verbal or non-
verbal. It is the content the sender
wants to convey to the receiver.
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COMMUNICATION
Encoding
It is the process of expressing the
idea into appropriate medium. It
may be verbal or non-verbal. The
sender may put the message into a
series of symbols, words, pictures
or gestures.
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COMMUNICATION
Channel
It refers the medium or passage
through which encoded message is
passed to the receiver. It may be
transmitted through face-to -face
communication, telephone, radio,
television, memorandum, or computer.
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COMMUNICATION
Receiver
Receiver refers to whom the message is meant
for. He plays a signifi cant role in the
communication process like the sender. He
needs to comprehend the message sent. His
translation of the message received depends
on his/her knowledge of the subject matter of
the message, experience, and relationship
with the sender.
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COMMUNICATION
Decoding
It means translating the encoded
message into a language that can
be understood by the receiver. After
receiving the message, the receiver
interprets it and tries to understand
it.
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COMMUNICATION
Feedback
It refers to the response of the
receiver to the message sent to
him/her by the sender. Feedback
ensures that the message has
been eff ectively encoded and
THE ELEMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF
COMMUNICATION
Noise
It is a hindrance to communication. This can take place at
any step in the entire communication process. There are
various types of noise. Examples of physical noise are loud
mu sic, an irritating sound of an engine of a mach ine, or a
classmate who talks to you while the teacher is giving a
lecture. The second type of noise is physiologi cal – wh en the
body becomes the hindrance to communication such as
headache, toothache, or hunger. The third type i s
psychological noise that refers to qualities in us that aff ect
how we communicate and interpret others such as preju dice
and any feeling can interfere with communication . Noi se is
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COMMUNICATION
PERFORMANCE TASK NO.1

Perform a short skit showing how the process of

communication takes place in:
1. School
2. Home
3. Workplace
4. Park/Mall
ACTIVITY NO.2
Directions: Watch the video presentation
with the title “A Failure to Communicate”
through the link below. On a separate
paper, identify the elements in the
process of communication. Explain how
each element aff ects the communication
process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=80x5LhiIJSBE 2
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1. Sender
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__________________________ 2. Message
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3. Encoding
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__________________________ 4.Channel
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5. Receiver
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__________________________ 6.Decoding
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7. Feedback
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__________________________ 8. Noise
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THANK
YOU!