Oral

Communication
in Context
WORKSHEET
Activities
Submitted by:

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Submitted to:
Ms. Sheira Mae L. Jimenez
English Teacher

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 Activities

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Activity Title Score
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1 Self-Appraisal Communication Survey

2 Everyday Communication Activities

3 Identifying the Elements of Communication

4 My understanding of Communication

5 How I See the Communication Process

6 My Communication Activities and its Dimensions

7 Nonverbal Cues in Telenovelas

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 Activity 1
Self-Appraisal Communication Survey

Name & Section: ____________________________ Date: ________ Score: _______

Directions: The purpose of this survey is to determine your susceptibility to being a

source of communication breakdown. Since no one but you will see the results of this
questionnaire, answer the questions as honestly as possible. Respond not as you would
like to be seen as a communicator but as you really are.

Indicate how frequently you engage in the following behaviors when communicating with
another person or persons.

Use this scale to describe your behavior.

4 I always do this.
3 I often do this.
2 I sometimes do this.
1 I seldom do this.
0 I never do this.

____ 1. When I have something to say, I am open and honest about my need to say
it.
____ 2. I communicate with an awareness that the words I choose may not mean
the same thing to other people that they do to me.
____ 3. I recognize that the message I receive may not be the same one the other
person intended to send.
____ 4. Before I communicate, I ask myself questions about who my receiver is and
how that will affect his or her reception of my message.
____ 5. As I communicate to someone, I keep a watchful eye and ear out for an
indication that I am understood.
____ 6. I make my messages as brief and to the point as possible.

____ 7. I consciously avoid the use of jargon with those who may not understand it.

____ 8. I consciously avoid the use of slang words and colloquialisms with those
who may be put off by them.
____ 9. I try not to use red-flag words (words that might trigger an emotional
response) that may upset or distract the receiver of my message.

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 ____ 10. I recognize that how I say something is just as important as what I say.

____ 11. I analyze my communication style to determine what nonverbal messages

I send and how well they conform to the meaning I desire to get across.
____ 12. I carefully consider whether my message would be best understood by my
receiver in a face-to-face meeting, over the telephone, or in writing.
____ 13. I form opinions about what others say to me based on what I hear them
saying rather than what I think of them as a person.
____ 14. I make a genuine effort to listen to ideas with which I don't agree.

____ 15. I look for ways to improve my listening skills.

TOTAL SCORE

Analyze Survey Results

Find your score on the following table.
Score Interpretations
50 60 Are you sure you were honest? If so, you are an extremely effective
communicator who almost never contributes to misunderstanding.
40 49 You are an effective communicator who only infrequently causes
communication breakdown. The goal of these exercises is to move everyone
up to this level.
30 39 You are an above average communicator with occasional lapses. You cause
some misunderstandings but less than your share.
20 29 Many people (at least those who are honest) fall into this category. While
things could be worse, there is much room for improvement in your
communication style. The goal of these exercises is to move you to a higher
category.
10 19 You are a frequent source of communication problems. Enthusiastically tackle
the rest of these exercises and consider their implications for you personally.

Less Your honesty is commendable, but it will take more than honesty to improve
Than your communication effectiveness. Consider taking a communication course.
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 Activity 2
My Everyday Communication Activities

Name & Section: ____________________________ Date: ________ Score: _______

1.1 Directions: List down 10 communication activities that you have done from waking
up in the morning until arrival in class.

1. ___________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________

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5. ___________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________

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10. ___________________________________________________________

1.2 Directions: Choose a partner and compare your list. List down all the communication
activities which you found the same with your own.

Partners Name: ________________________________

1. ___________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________

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 Activity 3
Identifying the Elements of Communication

Name & Section: _____________________________________ Date: _____________ Score: __________

Directions: Using the Class List of Communication Activities, cite the elements of communication for each activity. Justify the
presence or absence of each element in the said activity.

Who is the
What is the Who/what is the What is the Is noise Is feedback
Communicative intended
communicative Speaker/Source of Message present? possible?
activities Listener or
situation/context? the Message? being sent? (Yes/No) (Yes/No)
Receiver?
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 Activity 4
My Understanding of Communication

Name & Section: ____________________________ Date: ________ Score: _______

Directions: Choose 2 among the definitions of communication discussed in the class and
explain by citing practical examples or you own experiences regarding the meaning of the
definition.

Definition 1:
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Explanation:
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Definition 2:
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Explanation:
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 Activity 5
How I See the Communication Process

Name & Section: ____________________________ Date: ________ Score: _______

Directions: Draw a graphic organizer showing the elements and process of

communication. Explain the graphic drawn below the box.

Explanation:

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 Activity 6
My Communication Activities and its Dimensions

Name & Section: ____________________________ Date: ________ Score: _______

Directions: Using the Class List of Communication Activities, identify the Dimensions of
Communication that apply to each activity.

1. ___________________________________________________________

Dimension: _______________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________

Dimension: _______________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________

Dimension: _______________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________

Dimension: _______________________________

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Dimension: _______________________________

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Dimension: _______________________________

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Dimension: _______________________________

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Dimension: _______________________________

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Dimension: _______________________________

10. ___________________________________________________________

Dimension: _______________________________

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 Activity 7
Nonverbal Cues in Telenovelas

Name & Section: ____________________________ Date: ________ Score: _______

Directions: Watch at least one telenovela at night, e.g., Probinsyano, La Luna Sangre, etc. with the sound turned off. Note 10
Types of Nonverbal Communication used by the actors in the scenes and write what those could possibly mean.

Title of the Telenovela: ____________________________

Episode date: __________________

Types of Nonverbal Communication Actor/Actress who acted out the

Meaning of the nonverbal cues
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