ORAL COMMUNICATION E-PORTFOLIO S.Y. 2020-2021

Performance Task: Effective Speech Writing Given the situation/theme below, write a speech considering all the different principles of effective speech writing. It should have at least between 600 to 800 words.  Theme: (As a student)- How and what to prepare during a pandemic. GRADE 147/150     As we surpassed the 500,000 mark on the COVID-19 cases recently, it is evident that the pandemic is yet to be over. The feeling of uncertainty keeps creeping up on us, as the government fails to provide a long-term solution to stop the pandemic, while also recovering from the country’s economic recession. Despite practicing preventive measures, wearing face masks and face shields outside, still it is not enough to stop the pandemic. Even relying on the vaccines is just another band-aid solution, as it cannot really guarantee you immune from the virus. The government’s broken promise to return from the recession within the year just adds weight to the burden brought upon by the...

Use the following table to analyze your target audience. Audience Analysis Age Bracket 13-22 years old Gender All genders Educational Background Highschool students to Undergraduates Place of Residence (city, town, province) Quezon Province Marital Status Single Language Spoken Filipino, English Religious Affiliations/Beliefs Any religion  

MY REFLECTION Based on the topic, I have learned that mini-survey may help me in:     I learned that conducting the mini-survey helped me to learn and understand more about the relationships of Filipinos, in a micro perspective. I was able to look at the similarities and differences of different Filipino relationships with in terms of family, community, school, and other agencies. For example, in conducting the survey, we can find out how the children in strict Filipino households interact with their parents as opposed to those children who grew up in an easygoing household. Conducting a mini-survey in an academic perspective, it can help us design the rest of our design paper, assess the feasibility of a project, get advice and reactions from beneficiaries, and evaluate projects. Conducting a mini-survey instead of a real survey is just as effective, but with only fifteen to thirty questions given to a small sample of twenty-five to seventy people, and which it only care...

STRATEGIES ON HOW TO AVOID COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN Strategies on How to Avoid Communication Breakdown Keep focused Speak intelligibly Listen with your ears and eyes Minimize distractions Be specific Do not jump to conclusions 7Cs of Effective Communication Completeness Conciseness Consideration Concreteness Courtesy Clearness Correctness Helpful Expressions to Avoid Communication Breakdown 1. Use helpful expressions to gain time to think - “Really” - “Uhmm” - “Uh-huh” - “Anyway” - “Tell me more” 2. Give positive remarks or comments - “Sounds good” - “I see what you mean” 3. Ask for repetition - “Can you please repeat what you said?” - “What did you say again?” - “What did you mean, when you say that…” 4. Check for understanding - “So, are you saying that…” - “So, what is your understanding of this?”

Discussion question 2 Do you agree that becoming a strong and effective communicator takes time and practice? Why or why not? It takes time and practice because effective communication is an acquired skill, and it does not happen overnight. Everyone experiences challenges when communicating, such as communication barriers and breakdowns. Over time, we practice strategies in order to avoid these problems to overcome it. With the practice and time we put into acquiring the confidence in communicating with other people, we achieve strong and effective communication. 

Discussion question 1 How can communication breakdowns be avoided? There are strategies in order to prevent communication breakdowns and have an effective communication transaction. Keeping focused, speaking intelligbly, listening with your ears and eyes, minimizing distractions, being specific by using simple and concise words, and not jumping into conclusions are several strategies followed in order to prevent further breakdowns. There is also the 7Cs of Effective Communication made by Broom, Cutlip and Center. These are completeness, conciseness, consideration, concreteness, courtesy, clearness, and correctness. Ronnie Peterson also listed 5 ways to avoid communication barriers, which are having clarity of thought, learning to listen actively, maintaining proper tone and body language, building up confidence in asking for feedbacks and observations, and communicating face to face effectively. 

  SCORE: 50/100