ORAL

COMMUNICATION 9/15/18
Ms. Katrisha Faye G. Pingol

ARTICULATION MODULATION

STAGE FACIAL
PRESENCE EXPRESSIONS

GESTURES and RAPPORT with

MOVEMENTS the AUDIENCE

ARTICUL ATION
• Making individual letter sounds
clear and intelligible
• Changing of sounds coming
from your vocal folds by moving
the teeth, tongue, jaw, lips, and
other speech organs in
recognizable patterns

1. Practice to make sure you are not substituting 4. Speak slowly so that words and sounds do
or omitting sounds or adding sounds when you not end up running together.
say a word. 5. Speak in a consistent tone and do not vary
2. Pay particular attention to common sound
the volume of your voice.
substitutions.
3. Practice reading and recording passages with 6. Practice the sounds that you find hard to
the sounds you are having a problem with. produce.

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MODUL ATION MODULATION

• A change in volume, timing, or • Change in stress, pitch,
pitch
volume, tone, or inflection of
• Makes your speech more
interesting to listen to and the voice
makes words and phrases stand • Gives more meaning to you
out voice and makes it sound
• Facilitates the understanding of attractive
your speech

STAGE PRESENCE
• Refers to the certain charisma
PACE or SPEED PITCH or DEPTH PAUSE POWER and charm that a
speaker/performer possesses
that draws in an audience and
commands their full attention.
VOLUME EMPHASIS INFLECTION • Expressed confidence

STAGE PRESENCE
• Coupled with experience,
1 RELAX!
skills, hard work, and
determination, it can
create a chemistry that
2 PRACTICE!
turns good speakers into
excellent ones. 3 STUDY!

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FACIAL G ESTURES
EXPRESSIONS • Establish contact
• Help you connect with
your audience and
with the audience
reinforce the content of • Provide visual
your speech support for your
• Can bring your speech to messages
life if natural and authentic

1. Do NOT put your hands in your pockets or lock them BODY POSTURE
behind your back. an d MOVEMENT
2. Do NOT clasp your notes or hold onto the lectern. If
• Shows confidence
possible, don’t use a lectern at all.
• Using the body to
3. Do NOT cross/fold your arms.
communicate
4. Use gestures sparingly.
5. Avoid mannerisms.
positively and
6. Consider what gestures to use and practice them. effectively

BODY POSTUR E RAPPORT

and MOVEME NT • Building understanding
• Unnecessary and harmonious
movements can distract relationship or bond
the audience’s
attention. between the speaker
• Remember to refrain and the target
from moving too much. audience/listeners.

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RAPPORT
• Guarantees your AUDIENCE REASONS FOR
CONCERNS
speech will be COMPOSITION LISTENING
enthusiastically listened
to. GENERAL
EXPECTATIONS VOCABULARY
BELIEFS
• Helps make the
audience partners in a THINGS THEY HAVE IN
dialog and supporters of COMMON WITH THE SPEAKER
your presentation

1. Put your audience first. 6. Manage the middle.

2. Find opportunities for humor. 7. Use stories for emotional connection.
3. Allow for flexibility in your content. 8. Use your voice with variety.
4. First impressions count. 9. Give the audience time.
5. Have a strong opening. 10. Have a strong ending.

1. Consciously lift your eyebrows.

2. Smile a lot if appropriate.
3. Channel your nervousness into your diaphragm.
4. Hands should be at your sides, unless you are
using them to express something or hold a mic.
5. Hold the microphone at an angle and keep it 2-
5 inches away from your mouth.

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6. Raise your pitch slightly from your normal 11. Memorize your speech as much
speaking voice.
7. Stand straight and with your legs shoulder as possible before getting on
width apart. stage.
8. Own the message you are communicating.
9. Make sure you have a bottle of water near you.
12. If you make a mistake, ignore it
10. Look slightly above the audience. and move on.

Antonino, M. M., Salvosa, A. D., Iglesia-

Buhain, V., Mande, R. C., & Tangonan, O. L.
(2016). Oral Communication in Context (For
Senior High School). Malabon City: Mutya
Publishing House, Inc.