QUARTER 3

Module 2
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 In this module, you will be learning how to use appropriate oral
language in different communication situations, as well as how to use body
language to reinforce the verbal message you are trying to convey.
Appropriate oral language and body language are important elements
in the communication process to build your credibility and sensibility.
Be mindful of your oral language and body language because these
speaks more about you, as a speaker.
Learn more and apply your learning in your everyday conversation.

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if it is

incorrect.

_______1. Body language is the way we use our body to send messages.
_______2. When somebody's body language and verbal language do not
match, then they are telling the truth.
_______3. Audience analysis is important to do first when giving a talk.
_______4. Body language is more important than verbal language when
talking to others.
_______5. Swaying your hands while delivering your message annoys
your audience.
_______6. Language must be suited to your topic being talked or
discussed.
_______7. You can use slang language when talking with your teachers.
_______8. When you are presenting, strong, positive body language
becomes an essential tool in helping you build credibility.
_______9. Audiences appreciate movement when it is meaningful and
supportive of the message.
_______10. Facial expressions are form of verbal communication used to
convey emotional messages.

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Upon completion of this module, learner must be able to:

 explain what it means to use appropriate oral language and body

language in various oral communication situations
 use appropriate oral language, gestures, stance, and facial expression
in various oral communication situations

CURRICULUM GUIDE REFERENCE AND DURATION

Use the appropriate oral language, stance and behavior when giving
information, instructions, making explanations, and narrating events in factual
and personal recounts. - EN7OL-II-g-2.6.2, EN7OL-III-b-3

Duration: 4 days

When considering how to use language effectively in your speech,

consider the degree to which the language is appropriate. The succeeding
section describes how to use language appropriately and discuss why it is
important in various oral communication situations to use your body language
to reinforce your message.

Use Appropriate Language

As a user of language, there are many ways in using it. One of the first
consideration a speaker like you when using the language is the
appropriateness.
Appropriateness is the extent to which an utterance is perceived as
suitable for a particular purpose and a particular audience in a particular
social context. Moreover, appropriateness whether the language is suitable or
fitting for yourself, as the speaker; your audience; the speaking context; and
the speech itself.
Appropriate for the Speaker. One of the first questions to ask yourself is
whether the language you plan on using in a speech fits with your own

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speaking pattern. Not all language choices are appropriate for all speakers.
The language you select should be suitable for you, not someone else. If
you’re a Grade 7 learner, there is no need to force yourself to sound like a
doctor even if you are giving an information about COVID 19. You don’t need
to use highfalutin (elaborated or heightened) words just to sound smarter.
Actually, highfalutin words don’t tend to function well in oral communication to
begin with, so using them will probably make you uncomfortable as a speaker.
Also, it may be difficult for you or the audience to understand the nuances of
meaning when you use such words, so using them can increase the risk of
denotative or connotative misunderstandings.

Appropriate for the Audience. The second aspect of appropriateness asks

whether the language you are choosing is appropriate for your specific
audience. Let’s say that you’re an engineering student. If you’re giving a
presentation in an engineering class, you can use language that other
engineering students will know. On the other hand, if you use that engineering
vocabulary in others, many audience members will not understand you.
Audience analysis is a key factor in choosing the language to use in a speech.

Appropriate for the Context. The next question about appropriateness is

whether the language you will use is suitable or fitting for the context itself.
The language you may employ if you’re addressing your teachers will differ
from the language you would use at a park with your classmates. If you’re
talking with your best friend, you cannot use the same language you would
use when talking with your parents. Recall that the speaking context includes
the occasion, the time of day, the mood of the audience, and other factors in
addition to the physical location. Take the entire speaking context into
consideration when you make the language choices for your speech.

Appropriate for the Topic. The fourth and final question about the
appropriateness of language involves whether the language is appropriate for
your specific topic. Language must be suited to your topic being talked or
discussed or relayed to. For example, if you are tasked to discuss about
‘photosynthesis’, you would most likely to use scientific terms rather than

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layman’s term/vernacular to explain further the topic and to lead your
audience in understanding the concept.

To become successful in conveying information, message, or

recounting/narrating events, you should not only focus on your language but
also learn how to make use of your body language. Your body language
reinforces your verbal message; so, you have to pay attention on this, as well.

Body Language: Gesture, Stance, Facial Expression

More than half of your impact as a speaker depends upon your body
language. You probably have control over the words you speak, but are you
sure that you have control over what you are saying with your body language?

Body language comprises gesture, stance, and facial expression. These

are all the more important when all eyes of an audience are upon you. When
you are presenting, strong, positive body language becomes an essential tool
in helping you build credibility, express your emotions, and connect with your
listeners. It also helps your listeners focus more intently on you and what
you're saying.

Body language refers to cluster of signals and postures representative of the

internal emotions and mental states. A cluster of movements of the parts of
the body is used depending on the speaker’s message.

Effective body language supports the message and projects a strong image
of the speaker. Audiences respond best to speakers whose bodies are alive
and energetic. The most effective movements are ones that reflect the
speaker's personal investment in the message. So, it is the speaker’s
personal connection to the words that can bring them to life for the audience.
Speakers should use their entire bodies to support the message.

Gesture. Do use your hands. They don't belong on your hips or in your
pockets or folded across your chest either or held behind your back. Use

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them-to help emphasize a point, to express emotion, to release tension, and
to engage your audience.

Stance. How you stand in front of the room speaks before you open your
mouth. Your stance can tell the audience that you're happy, scared, confident,
or uncomfortable. Audiences "read" these messages unthinkingly but
unfailingly. A balanced stance with weight even but slightly forward tends to
say that the speaker is engaged with the audience. A slumped stance leaning
to one side can say the speaker doesn't care.

The feet should point straight ahead, not quite shoulder-width apart.
When not gesturing, the hands should sit quietly at the sides of the speaker.
Letting the hands fall to the sides between gestures projects ease. These
moments of stillness between gestures also have the effect of amplifying the
gestures. Yes, you can move around, but remember to punctuate that
movement with stillness. Constant motion, such as swaying, is a distraction
that can annoy your listeners.

Facial expression. The movements of your eyes, mouth, and facial muscles
can build a connection with your audience. Eye focus is the most important
element in this process. The other elements of facial expression can convey
the feelings of the speaker anything from passion for the subject, to depth of
concern for the audience. Further, facial expressions are form of non-verbal
communication used to convey emotional messages or communicate attitude,
and, at times even motives and intentions.

Bring it all together. It also takes skill and practice. With so much
depending on communication and communication depending on body
language, it's worth getting it right. Work on your body language-gesture,
stance, and facial expression-to make the most of every speaking opportunity.

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EXERCISE 1
Read the excerpt of Og Mandino’s speech, I Will Greet This Day with Love in
My Heart. Understand the thought of every sentence, and practice delivering
the speech with gestures, stance, and facial expression wherever they are
appropriate. Then, record yourself using your cellular phone.

And most of all I will love myself. For when I do I will zealously
inspect all things which enter my body, my mind, my soul, and my heart.
Never will I overindulge the requests of my flesh; rather I will cherish my
body with cleanliness and moderation. Never will I allow my mind to be
attracted to evil and despair, rather I will uplift it with the knowledge and
wisdom of the ages. Never will I allow my soul to become complacent
and satisfied, rather I will feed it with meditation and prayer. Never will I
allow my heart to become small and bitter, rather I will share it and it will
grow and warm the earth.
I will greet this day with love, and I will succeed.

EXERCISE 2
Directions:
 Upload your recorded video on the Facebook page of your
section.
 Let your classmates give feedback on your video.
 At the same time, give feedback to other posted videos of your
classmates.
 Your feedback must answer the following questions:
o How did your classmate use body language: gestures, stance,
and facial expression to reinforce the message of the excerpt of
Og Mandino’s speech?
o What are needed to improve in the delivery of the speech?
o Why is it important to use appropriate body language when
delivering a speech or when giving information, instructions, or
making explanations?

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  One of the first considerations a speaker like you when using the
language is the appropriateness.
 Appropriateness is the extent to which an utterance is perceived as
suitable for a particular purpose and a particular audience in a
particular social context.
 Body language refers to cluster of signals and postures representative
of the internal emotions and mental states. A cluster of movements of
the parts of the body is used depending on the speaker’s message.
 Body language comprises gesture, stance, and facial
expression. These are all the more important when all eyes of an
audience are upon you

Make an informative video about one of the following topics. Use

appropriate oral language, gestures, stance, and facial expression in
conveying your message.

1. How to enroll in your school

2. The effects of global warming
3. How to protect yourself from being infected of COVID 19
4. Benefits of staying at home in times of pandemic

Rubric
Needs
Criterion Excellent Satisfactory Good Score
Improvement
5 4 3 2
Use of
Use of
language
language Use of language
causes
contributes to does not have
potential
effectiveness negative impact, Use of
Use of confusion,
of the speech, and vocalized language is
Language and/or
and vocalized pauses inappropriate
vocalized
pauses (um uh er etc.)
pauses
(um uh er etc.) not distracting
(um uh er etc.)
not distracting
are distracting

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 Body
Body
Body language, language, Body language,
language,
gestures, and facial gestures, and
Body gestures, and
facial expressions facial
language facial
expressions and gestures expressions are
expressions
compliment lack variety lacking or
adds greatly to
message and inappropriate
the message
spontaneity
Speaks clearly Speaks clearly
Speaks clearly Often mumbles
and distinctly and distinctly
and distinctly or cannot be
nearly all the most of the
all the time understood with
Clarity time with no time with no
with no more than three
more than one more than two
mispronounced mispronounced
mispronounced mispronounced
words words
word words
Topic is Topic lacks No specific
Topic is
specific, Topic is clear clarity purpose--
specific,
follows appropriate and and focus inappropriate
appropriate
assignment somewhat needs adapting for
and
Adapted to adapted to audience or
adapted
audience audience occasion