This document discusses the functions of oral communication. It begins with learning outcomes and an outline of topics to be covered, including reviewing elements of communication, motivation, and discussing the functions of communication. The main section defines and provides examples for the five main functions: regulation/control, social interaction, motivation, information dissemination, and emotional expression. It concludes by summarizing the key takeaways about the different functions of communication.
Learning Outcomes:
By theend of the lesson students should:
● Discuss the functions of Communication;
● Explain why there is a communication
process and
● Reflect on your learning on the
Fundamentals of Communication.
Functions of Communication
Referto how people use language for different
purposes also refers to how language is affected by
different time, place, and situation used to control the
behavior of people used to regulate the nature
and amount of activities people engage in.
The most basic functions of
communication in an organization are to regulate/ to
control, to inform, to interact socially, to express and to
motivate.
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Five Functions of
Communications
1.Regulation/Control
2. Motivation
3. Social Interaction
4. Emotional Expression
5. Information Dissemination
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– communication functionsto control
behaviour.
– Communication is mainly used by
persons in authority to regulate or
direct others under them.
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Regulation/
Control
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– A ruleor directive made and
maintained by an authority.
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Regulation/
Control
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Stop! Look! Listen!Examples:
Doctors’Prescription:
“Take your medicine 3 times a day.”
Parents’ Instruction to their child:
“Wash the dishes now, or else I won’t allow you to go to the party
later.”
Friends giving advice on what to do:
“Move on. He doesn’t love you anymore”
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Social Interaction
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➢ usedto produce social relationships; used
to develop bonds, intimacy, relations,; used
to express preferences, desires, needs,
wants, decisions, goals, and strengths;
used for giving and getting information
Encouragement
“You can do it.”
Stop! Look! Listen!Examples:
Appreciation
“I’mso glad that you came into my life.”
“I like you so much!
“Are you false teeth? It’s because I can’t smile without you.”
Expressing one’s ambition
“I want to finish up my studies with good grades to be accepted in a
good university.”
Expressing a need
“I need you in my life.”
Expressing prayers
“We pray for those who suffered a broken heart from their crush.”
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• Control –Communication functions to control
behavior.
• Social Interaction – Communication allows
individuals to interact with others.
• Motivation – Communication motivates or
encourages people to live better.
• Emotional expression – Communication
facilitates people’s expression of their feelings and
emotions.
• Information dissemination – Communication
functions to convey information.
Key Takeaways
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I hope you have
learned a lot from
this lesson.
Thank you for
Listening!
Have a good day ahead!
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