Topic 6 Communication aids and purposes

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  Communication aids are visual support used to make presentations interesting and effective. It is a great help to present the ideas clearly by highlighting the significant information.
• COMMUNICATION AIDS EXAMPLE

  Charts with pictures, symbols. letters or words.

  Simple single message voice output devices..
• TECHNOLOGY BASED EXAMPLE

  Text Messaging

  Social Media

  Video Conference

  Email

  Video Presentation

  Power Presentation
• 2 Main Types of AAC system

  1. Aided communication
  2. Unaided communication
• UNAIDED COMMUNICATION

  It pertains to a communication that there is no need to use any forms or tools that are related to technology in the communication process.
• AIDED COMMUNICATION

  It pertains to the use of technology or equipment. It can be simple or complex. depends on the communication purposes. It might be as simple as writing, it might also be as complicated as an eye gaze activated computer.
• 4 Integrated Parts of Aided

  1. Symbols
  2. Aids/tools
  3. Selection method
  4. Strategies
• Communication for various purposes

  1. To inform
  2. To entertain
  3. To argue
  4. To persuade
• Types of speech

  1. Informative speech
  2. Demonstrative speech
  3. Persuasive speech
  4. Entertaining speech
• SYMBOL

  In many cases symbols are visuals and graphics. It could be pictures, photographs or line drawings.
• aids and tools

  are the manner in which the symbols are being delivered. It could bend a board, book, Key-ring, tablet or computer. However, communication boards or books do not have speech output, the computer or hand- held devices might have speech output
• SELECTION METHODS

  These are the ways a user chooses the symbols. The sender or the speaker has the right to select what symbols to use in communication aids.
• STRATEGIES

  Communication Strategies is commonly the exchange of information between the sender and the receiver or the speaker and the listener. It focuses on the strategies to be conducted or used in ways of communicating through face to face or on writing.
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  To inform is to impart knowledge, to clarify information, and to secure understanding
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  To evoke means to rely on controversial topics that typically use emotion to make a point.
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  To entertain is to transmit a feeling of pleasure and goodwill to the audience
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  To argue is to persuade, to assent to the plausibility of the communicator's side of a debatable question.
• TO PERSUADE:

  To persuade is to move the listeners to action and prove the acceptability of his or her argument or position.
• INFORMATIVE SPEECH

  This speech serves to provide interesting and useful information to your audience
• DEMONSTRATIVE SPEECH

  This has many similarities with an informative speech, A demonstrative speech also teaches you something
• PERSUASIVE SPEECH

  This speech works to convince people to change in some way: what they think. the way they do something, or to start doing something they are not currently doing.
• ENTERTAINING SPEECH

  The speaker provides pleasure and enjoyment that make the audience laugh or identify with anecdotal information.