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Oral Presentation

Oral Presentation An oral presentation is a formal way of conveying your message to the audience. Oral presentation is different to communication. Oral communication is an interactive process of sharing information whereas oral presentation is formal, structured, systematic, and intended to raise a particular issue for discussion. Essential Factors of an effective oral presentation 1.       Audience Awareness: While delivering an oral presentation, we should size up the audience (the age, sex, background and interest of the speaker). This enables the speaker to use a suitable approach towards addressing the audience. 2.       Organization of matter: The matter which is to be presented should be carefully planned and organized. The introduction should catch the listener’s attention and interest. The information and arguments should follow logical sequence of thought. One should try not to read out a written speech because it would...

Barriers to Communication

Barriers to communication When a sender sends the idea in an unchanged form to receiver and the receiver responds to it, then the process of communication is supposed to have been perfect. But this process of communication cannot always exist due to the number of factors which stand in its way as barriers. The factors that can lead to miscommunication are called barriers to communication. They may create misunderstanding and confusion; and sometimes communication breaks down completely. Physical Barriers The barriers which are caused by the sender’s or receiver’s physical constraints, known as physical barriers. Noise: Noise means” Interference that occurs in a signal that prevents you from hearing sounds properly.” Noise may reduce the effectiveness of the communication. Therefore, it is necessary to take preventive action to reduce the level and intensity of noise to make communication effective. Improper Time : Improper time of communication also hinders the process of co...

Communication Skills

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Definition  Communication is an exchange of facts, ideas, opinions or emotions by two or more persons. According to Keith Davis  “Communication is the process of passing information and understanding from one person to another.” Process of communication Various components of the process of communication are as follows: Sender :  The communication process starts with the sender, person or group who wants to transmit the message to another person or group.  Sender is a person who sends the message. A sender uses symbols to communicate the message and generate the required response. He is called speaker or communicator.  Message :  The communication process begins with making a decision about the message to be communicated. It should be ensured that the main purpose of the message is clear. Message is a key idea that the sender wants to communicate. A message is a physical form of thought or information that can be understood through the sensory receptors of t...