Let’s Warm Up!

“wise men speak because they have something to say;

fools because they have to say something” -Plato
 Preliminary Activity

Pair up to talk about your activities last night or last

weekend in five minutes
 Preliminary Activity

• What did your partner do last night or last weekend?

• Who was with him/her?
• What do you think did he/she enjoyed the most?
Effective
Communication Skills
Prepared by: Ms. Leah C. Poblete

Reference:
Builders for Effective Oral Communication
Gloria Helen Ilustre-Bayeng
Hildegarde Mutong Tiglao
 Learning Competencies

• Explain why there is a breakdown of Communication

• Use various strategies in order to avoid communication breakdown
Explain the picture below
Communication Skills

Bruce Woodcock
• Educator and Writer
• He defines effective spoken communication as the
ability to express one’s ideas and views clearly,
confidently and concisely in speech, tailoring his/her
content and style to the audience and prompting free-
flowing communication.
 Speaking Skills
When speaking, consider the following:
1. Be clear and concise
2. Vary your tone, pace, and volume,
3. Use gestures and body language
4. Apply persuading and negotiating terms
5. Encourage questions
6. Be interesting
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 Speaking Skills

BE CLEAR AND CONCISE

When a message is concise, it is short but informative. Clarity and
conciseness prevents confusion on the listener’s part.
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Speaking Skills
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VARY YOUR TONE, PACE, AND VOLUME

This will enhance the communication. An angry voice means seriousness to a
group of a noisy students. Laughter shows happiness. Adjust your tone
depending on your listener. (child, group of adults)
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VARY YOUR TONE, PACE, AND VOLUME
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 Speaking Skills

USE GESTURES AND BODY LANGUAGE

Maintaining eye contact helps sustain the communication. Crossing your
arms can connote anger and disagreement.
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Speaking Skills
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APPLY PERSUADING AND NEGOTIATING TERMS

To provide both sides a win-win situation. To persuade your listener, back up
your points with logic, to disagree with him/her, show tactfulness to the
person while presenting your reason.
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ENCOURAGE QUESTIONS
Note that asking questions is a way of clarifying things. It is even a
manifestation of openness to your listeners or audience and eventually
making the communication more open.
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BE INTERESTING
When speaking to a small group, (team, committee, and the like) or to a large
audience present your audio-visual aids effectively and build a rapport with
your listener.
 ACTIVITY

Still with your partner in the preliminary activity, talk about

any news, soap opera, or TV commercial seen in three minutes
 ACTIVITY

On the last two minutes, your teacher will play music.

Continue your conversation, ignoring the music being played.
 ACTIVITY

Questions:
• How did your conversation go
• Were you able to understand each other well? How did the loud music
affect your conversation
AVOIDING COMMUNICATION
BREAKDOWN
 AVOIDING COMMUNICATION
BREAKDOWN

Questions:
• How did your conversation go
• Were you able to understand each other well? How did the loud music
affect your conversation