Showing posts with label Oral and Speech Communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oral and Speech Communication. Show all posts

What is Vowel and Consonant Sounds?

In our Oral Communication subject we had discussed about and Consonant Sounds. I learned from it on how to pronounce words correctly. I want to share it to you for you know also what I have learned. And I hope that it will help you.
  1. Vowel Sounds - are those in which the organs of speech are used to form resonance through which the breath stream passes without any audible friction being produced.
  2. Consonant Sounds - are those in which the breath stream is obstructed in the way or another to produce audible friction.

Diphthongs - combination of two vowel sounds.

- example to this -  
by, buy,, guy, lie, fly, cry, pie, try, why
house, how, cow, mouse, bow, vow
boy, toy, voice, boil, oil, foil, soil, joy, coil

- Exercises - 
  1. Put the plastic cup on the top of the pile of paper plate.
  2. The baby's bathtub was filled to the brim with bubble.
  3. The murderer did the dreadful deed with a dirty old dagger.
  4. Tom took great delight in telling how fast he typed two letters.
  5. Both authors used theme found in three Greek myths.
  6. The magicians wished he hadn't rushed to shine his shoes.
  7. Laura left the yellow pillow in the third-floor hallway.
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What is Public Speaking, Parts, Ways to Begin, Ways to End your speech

Today I had learned What is Public Speaking is, including the parts of speech, how to begin your speech and how to end it. In our Oral Communication subject, we need to perform two (2) speeches for our finals. The speeches namely: Extemporaneous Speaking and Oration. 

Public Speaking - involves a single speaker delivering an uninterrupted speech to a sizable audience. 

What do you mean by Extemporaneous Speaking? 
  • Extemporaneous Speaking - is speaking without any notes. Is like on the spot answering questions in the public that came from your own understanding. Similar to impromptu. 

How about Oration?
  • Oration - is a speech memorize by the speaker.

What are the Parts of Speech?
  1. Introduction - it is opening of your speech.
  2. Body - the message of the speech.
  3. Conclusion - it is refers to the end point of your speech.

How to Begin your Speech?
  1. Refer to the subject
  2. Refer to the occasion
  3. Extend a personal greeting
  4. Ask a rhetorical question
  5. Use an appropriate qoutation
  6. Relate a humorous anecdote
  7. Make a startling statement of fact or opinion
How to End your Speech?
  1. Summarizes major point
  2. Issue a challenge or an appeal
  3. Use an appropriate qoutation
  4. end with a rhetorical question
I hope it will help you, if you are making your speech right now. 
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