ORAL COMMUNICATION E-PORTFOLIO S.Y 2020-2021

Directions: Give an example situation for each of the given speech styles below. 1. Intimate We were having pleasant time as a family while we enjoy our small feast during New Year’s Eve. As we dig in, we were also having an intimate and private conversation. Even in such pleasant times, my mother would still ramble about my father’s internal dispute with his side of the family. After that, she would then proceed about her own dispute with her side of the family. Even though this may seem problematic, the conversation would always still end with laughter as we try to forget such conflicts when we are in front of the dinner table. 2. Casual Talking to friends is such a comfortable thing to do. Since they are about the same age as I am, you do not have to worry about talking formally as compared to talking with the elderly. My friends and I would always talk about petty things such as quarrelling over games. Sometimes, we would also humor ourselves with inside and personal jokes....

  Observed Statements Speech Context Speech Style Speech Act Communicative Strategy “Replace the light bulb.”, father told me. Interpersonal Casual Directive (command) Topic Control “So how was school today?”, my mom uttered Interpersonal Intimate Expressive (greetings) Nomination “I can’t fall asleep.”, I said to myself. Intrapersonal Casual Declaration Topic Control “Could you repeat that again?”, my friend asked me. Interpersonal Casual Directive (request) Repair “There is a slight chance of rain in some parts of Southern Quezon.”, the reporter stated Public Formal Declaration Topic Control “Thanks, I’ll return it later.”, my friend uttered as I lend her my pen...

You were not able to prepare for your graded report in Oral Communication. Mr. Reyes, then calls you to go to the front and start your presentation. How are you going to explain your situation to your teacher? It would be unusual for me to be unprepared on a task that I had sufficient time to accomplish. If this were to happen, it would either be because of the lack of time for preparation or some other valid reason such as health related issues. Either way, I would just be honest and apologize about it. I would tell them calmly and politely the reason why I was not able to prepare for the presentation and just hope for a favorable response. Depending on the validity of my reason, I would then ask for more time to prepare and make sure to finally finish this presentation. Your cousin, Karl calls you over the phone and tells you that he cannot help you in your errand because he needs to do something for his school project. What will you tell him to convince him to spare you a bit of...

 

1. How do you usually start a   conversation? I am simple and straightforward person so in every conversation I have, I first determine the purpose of the conversation or why I want to talk to someone. It is usually just to get or give something from the one I am conversing with but sometimes, I use it as a means of social interaction. If the purpose of the conversation is to ask or get something from the other person, I usually start by bluntly stating what I need but there are also some times that I start from stating the situation that I am having a problem with then ask for help. If I want to give something, and it is usually just positive comments and compliments or assistance with a certain task, I also just directly say it then continue the conversation with a positive and supportive manner. When I just want to interact with someone, I usually start with a random fact, a corny joke, or a silly pick-up line then progress in a friendly tone and manner. 2. Give a specific ...