PURCOM

• Communication aids and strategies using tools of technology


  Identify communication aids and strategies using tools of technology
• Convey ideas through oral, audio-visual, and web-based or online presentations


  Convey ideas through oral, audio-visual, and web-based or online presentations
• Use technology in communicating effectively

  Use technology in communicating effectively
• Multimedia presentations

  • Visually oriented
  • Allow users to use different modalities
• Special features of computer-based presentations

  • Custom navigation between slides, to other media and to the internet
  • Can be made into hard copy printouts or transparencies
  • Can be uploaded to the Web
• Steps in making effective multimedia presentations

  1. Know the purpose of the presentation

  2. Know the audience

  3. Gather information

  4. Use a variety of resources

  5. Do not forget to cite sources

  6. Organize the information

  7. Check technical issues

  8. Be creative
• Blog


  • Shortened form of weblog
  • Personal journal websites
  • Type an entry
  • Images
  • Videos
  • Links to other websites
• Effective ways of Introducing a Blog

  • Be short and direct
  • Ask a thought-provoking question
  • Ask a multiple-choice question
  • Share a shocking fact or statistic
  • Share something personal
  • Withhold a compelling piece of information
  • Refute conventional wisdom
  • Lead with a success story
  • Start with a reader's question
  • Share a quote
• Public speaking

  • Speaking in public
  • An important life skill
• 4Ms of Public Speaking

  • Material
  • Message
  • Methods of Delivery
  • Manners in speech
• Material


  Your topic which can be about your experiences, observations, inspiration, or anything you are interested to talk about
• Message


  • The content or the main point of your speech, which can be supported by personal stories or anecdotes and relevant statistics or ideas from newspapers and academic journals
  • It is very important to know the needs, beliefs, and values of your audience
• Speech According to Purpose

  • Speech to Inform
  • Speech to entertain
  • Speech to persuade
• Methods of Delivery

  • Manuscript speech
  • Memorized speech
  • Impromptu speech
  • Extemporaneous speech
• Manners in Speech

  • Observe ethically sound goals
  • Prepare all the time
  • Tell the truth
  • Be sensible and sensitive
• Components of a Speech

  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusion
• Non-verbal communication


  • It enhances and emphasizes the message of your speech
  • It can communicate all feelings, attitudes, and perceptions as well as express anything without saying a word
  • It can sustain the attention of listeners and keep them engaged in the speech
  • It reflects what type of speaker you are
• Non-verbal communication

  • It makes you more dynamic and animated in your delivery
  • It serves as a channel to release tensions and nervousness
  • It helps you make your speech more dramatic
  • It can build connections with listeners
  • It makes you credible as a speaker
• Using Eye Contact

  1. Be sure that you master your speech

  2. Look at them straight in the eyes

  3. Use your eyes in identifying listener's behavior

  4. Glance smoothly at your left, center, and right

  5. Control movements of your eyes
• Using Facial Expressions

  1. Know your facial expressions well

  2. Smile

  3. Seek comments

  4. Be natural

  5. Practice
• Gestures

  • Descriptive - To describe or clarify a point
  • Emphatic - To make a point or suggest emotions
  • Suggestive - To show approval or disapproval
  • Prompting - To suggest a desirable response
• Using Gestures

  1. Make natural gestures

  2. Identify your mannerisms

  3. Master your speech
• Gesture Interpretation (Barrot, 2011)

  • Gesture of Defensiveness
  • Gesture of Boredom
  • Gesture of Frustration
  • Gesture of Openness
  • Gesture of Aggressiveness
  • Gesture of Dominance
  • Gesture of Readiness
  • Gesture of Confidence
• Using Good Posture


  1. Develop habits of standing and sitting

  2. Monitor your posture in the mirror

  3. Perform exercise routines regularly
• Use of Vocal Elements


  1. Relax so you can modulate your voice

  2. Practice proper pronunciation

  3. Adjust your volume

  4. Vary your speech rate

  5. Avoid fillers

  6. Use pauses and stresses
• Audience Analysis


  Process of looking into the behavior, values, beliefs or even culture of the audience
• Types of audience analysis

  • Demographic
  • Situational
  • Psychological
• Demographic


  Refers to age range, male-female ratio, educational background and affiliations, nationality, academic or corporate designations and economic status
• Situational


  Speech situations including time, place, occasion, audience size, and context
• Psychological


  Values, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, cultural and racial ideologies and needs of your audience
• Time tested principles to connect with the audience

  • Consider the needs of your audience
  • Identify your audience size and set ups
  • Smile and be polite
  • Use pronoun "we or you" frequently
  • Use only examples which your audiences are familiar with
  • Use layperson's terms in your word choice
  • Reinforce your verbal through effective use of non-verbal
  • Feel what your audience feels; think what they think
  • Win your audience's heart
  • Open casual conversations with your audience
  • Watch your words
  • Listen attentively to feedback after your speech
  • Acknowledge and appreciate positive reactions
  • Allow audience participation when necessary
  • Use humor appropriately and effectively
  • Approach disruptions contextually and adapt
  • Deal with hostile audience positively
  • Handle questions effectively