1. GXEX1406 Thinking and Communication Skills
Oral Communication

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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