ORAL COMMUNICATION Q1

Question 1

If a message reaches a reader who is not interested in the message, the reader may read the message hurriedly or listen to the message carelessly.(decoding barriers)

Answer 1

lack of interest

Question 2

“communication by means of elements and behaviors that are not coded into words.”

Answer 2

non-verbal communication

Question 3

refers to a person using language to express desires, needs, wants, likes and dislikes, inclinations, choices, aspirations.

Answer 3

motivation

Question 4

Since the subject matter of communication is theoretical and intangible, its further passing requires use of certain symbols such as words, actions or pictures etc.

Answer 4

encoding

Question 5

A breakdown in communication may result when a message is not adapted to its receiver.(encoding barriers)

Answer 5

lack of sensitivity to receiver

Question 6

(effective oral comm) The speaker should use only the number of words necessary to convey the meaning. Over communication is one of the common defects or oral communication and should be guarded

Answer 6

brevity

Question 7

If emotions interfere with the creation and transmission of a message, they can also disrupt reception.

Answer 7

emotional distractions

Question 8

Is the person who receives the message or for whom the message is meant for.

Answer 8

receiver

Question 9

is a mental state or feeling toward something and is marked by physiological and behavioral changes in the body.

Answer 9

emotion

Question 10

results from one or more motions or positions of the muscles of the face.

Answer 10

facial expression

Question 11

In 1960, David Berlo postulated Berlo’s Sender-Message-Channel-Receiver (SMCR) model of communication from Shannon Weaver’s Model of Communication
The model also focuses on encoding and decoding which happens before the sender sends the message and before the receiver receives the message respectively.

Answer 11

berlo’s model of communication

Question 12

is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements.

Answer 12

body language

Question 13

This is the subject matter of the communication. This may be an opinion, attitude, feelings, views, orders, or suggestions.

Answer 13

ideas

Question 14

(effective oral comm) Not only words are important but also the feelings with which you say can affect the person who is listening to you. Avoid sounding conceited to your subordinate.

Answer 14

proper tone

Question 15

is the process of ensuring that the receiver has received the message and understood in the same sense as sender meant it.

Answer 15

feedback

Question 16

A continuous process where sender and receiver interchanges their places and both are equally important.
public cues, private cues and behavioral cues.
Noise is the problem that arises in communication flow and disturbs the message flow.

Answer 16

barlud’s model of communication

Question 17

The process of selecting and organizing symbols to represent a message requires skills and knowledge.

Answer 17

encoding barriers

Question 18

The sender lacks specific information about something, the receiver will likely receive an unclear or mixed message.(encoding barriers)

Answer 18

insufficient knowledge of the subject

Question 19

give the four importance of non-verbal communication

Answer 19

convey empathy and emotions
proper interpretation
instinctive nature
understanding

Question 20

An emotional individual may not be able to communicate well.(encoding barriers)

Answer 20

emotional interference

Question 21

The communication cycle may break down at the receiving end for some of these reasons

Answer 21

decoding barriers

Question 22

an exchange takes place between two or more persons for social fulfillment. It is interesting to note that by simply interacting through communication, humans already form relationships even without direct invitations to do so.

Answer 22

social interaction

Question 23

give the six effective oral communication

Answer 23

clear and proper
clarity and precision
brevity
proper tone
pitch
right registers

Question 24

give the four kinds of barriers to effective communication

Answer 24

environmental/physical barriers
cultural barriers
semantic barriers
psychological barriers

Question 25

is a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, or emotion.

Answer 25

gesture

Question 26

Those who have weak reading and listening skills make ineffective receivers.(decoding barriers)

Answer 26

lack of communication skills

Question 27

three Language Forms of Regulation and Control

Answer 27

imperative sentences
rhetorical questions
declarative sentences

Question 28

is used when the Speaker wants to make others aware of certain data, concepts, and processes–knowledge that may be useful to them.

Answer 28

information

Question 29

Person who receives the message or symbol from the communicator tries to convert the same in such a way so that he may extract its meaning to his complete understanding.

Answer 29

decoding

Question 30

“the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or for expressing your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else.” It is the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior. (Merriam Webster, 1898)

Answer 30

communication

Question 31

The message is encoded and transmitted through channel in the presence of noise.

Answer 31

linear model of communication

Question 32

(effective oral comm) The person speaking must have a good vocabulary at his disposal and should able to convey the message without any confusion of meaning.

Answer 32

clarity and precision

Question 33

give the five functions of communication

Answer 33

regulation and control
social interaction
motivation
information
emotion

Question 34

Can be used to control the behavior of human beings. It can be used to regulate the nature and amount of activities humans engage in.

Answer 34

regulation and control

Question 35

(effective oral comm) Poor pronunciation and poor voice control acts as barriers to communication and they also distract the attention from the message itself.

Answer 35

clear and proper

Question 36

The person who conveys the message with the intention of passing the information and ideas to others.

Answer 36

sender

Question 37

If you receive a message with too much information, you may tend to put up a barrier because the amount of information is coming so fast that you may have difficulty comfortably interpreting that information.(encoding barriers)

Answer 37

information overload

Question 38

is the expression of human language by means of visible signs. Hence arithmetic figures and words formed with the help of alphabets are both…

Answer 38

written communication

Question 39

Any communication that makes use of words, whether written or spoken. Verbal communication is the written or oral use of words to communicate.

Answer 39

verbal communication

Question 40

The receiver is less likely to understand the message if the sender has trouble choosing the precise words needed and arranging those words in a grammatically-correct sentence.(encoding barriers)

Answer 40

lack of basic communication skills

Question 41

(effective oral comm) is the way your voice moves up and down. To hold the attention of your listeners, the pitch must be changed time to time or else you will sound monotonous and boring.

Answer 41

pitch

Question 42

An information source
The message sent by the information source and will be eventually received
A carrier or channel, which is represented by the small unlabeled box in the middle
Noise, in the form of secondary signals that obscures or confuse the signal carried
A receiver
The destination, a person who consumes and processes the message.

Answer 42

shannon’s model of communication

Question 43

(effective oral comm) Using the right style and vocabulary to suit the situation and the listeners. One should use different registers depending on their social, cultural, and educational background.

Answer 43

right registers

Question 44

If a receiver is unable to understand a message filled with technical information, communication will break down.(decoding barriers)

Answer 44

lack of knowledge

Question 45

If a receiver of a communication works in an area with bright lights, glare on computer screens, loud noises,excessively hot or cold work spaces, or physical ailments, that receiver will probably experience communication breakdowns on a regular basis.

Answer 45

physical distractions