Oral Communication: Active Listening, Dialogue & Debate

Oral Communication

Oral communication:
Cortes, Clare Short.
Movement is our private hands:

Highlight or emphasize those words or phrases you think are important.

Active Listening

Note to our partner: Give your partner your attention; adopt an attentive psychological disposition and avoid doing other things.

In active listening we are getting:

• Encourage and continue the communication.
• Promote that the interlocutor feels comfortable.
• Become a significant person.
• Get to the bottom of problems.

Dialogue

- Sense the presence of two or more partners.
- An exchange of information.
"Cohesion and coherence in expressions."

For a Dialogue to Be Effective

"Interesting, Respect."

Oral Presentations

Oral expositions before an audience:
"A script or outline containing ideas that focus our discourse."

When Speaking in Public

"What should we do when we talk in public:"

• Adaptation to the audience — expose the subject in an orderly manner.
• Articulate with clarity and precision — use a varied vocabulary.
• Adapt to the environment — control the volume of voice.
• Show yourself in a natural way to the public.

Debate

Function of a moderator during a debate:
An exchange of views among several people on a topic.

Defending Your Point of View

"Having clear our goals."
"Having designed the grounds on which we base our posture."

• Listen to others in case it is necessary to correct or amend all or part of our thesis.

Preparation of an Interview by the Interviewer

• Find information about the interviewee.
• Select those most relevant aspects such as education or aspirations.
• Formulate open, clear, and original questions.
• Sort questions based on their importance.

Information for Job Candidates

• Discuss how you will conduct the interview.
• Care for the candidate's arrival and try to get a sense of the candidate's situation.
• Provide specific details about the workplace and the length of their working contracts.
• Ask about anything you do not understand in their curriculum vitae.

Communications according to the time elapsed:

Direct: These include physical interactions such as a personal interview or meeting, and non-physical interactions such as a telephone conversation or video conference.

Hints about Message Delivery

If some time has passed since sending the message, the sender and the receiver may receive it through an answering machine, voicemail, etc.