Oral Communication Skills

Course main Aim/Goal:

This module is designed to stimulate and sensitize students’ participation in analysis, synthesis and discussion of contemporary issues of professional interests and concerns.

General Objectives:

1. Know the various parts of a seminar paper

2. Know how to acknowledge sources of information

3. Know how to develop confidence in speaking

4. Know how to present a speech

5. Conceptualise a seminar topic

6. Know how to present seminar paper.

1.1 State the content of introduction.

1.2 State what consists of the body.

1.3 Identify need for conclusion and recommendation.

Explain the purpose of introduction, body, conclusion and recommendations of a paper.

2.1 Identify materials within the test.

2.2 Compile references.Explain the format for citation.

Explain the current APA reference style, as it relates to books articles, journals, unpublished works, etc.

3.1 Speak confidently.

3.2 Speak formally.

3.3 Overcome anxiety.

Explain how to speak confidently and formally.

Explain how to overcome anxiety.

4.1 Prepare to speak.

4.2 Choose language.

4.3 Evaluate audience.

4.4 Use instructional aids in presentation.

4.5 Deliver a speech.

Explain how to prepare to speak.

Explain the use of the right choice of words.

Explain that simple sentences are to be used when presenting a speech.

Explain how to adapt to and understand audience.

Explain various types of audiovisual aids.

Explain various methods (verbal, non verbal) of communication etc.

5.1 State the problem being presented.

5.2 State the background information of the problem.

5.3 State why the problem is important.

5.4 Enumerate the advantages to be derived from solving the problem.

- Guide students in stating the problem.

- Guide students in stating the background information to the problem.

- Assist students in identifying the relevance of the topic.

- Assist student in explaining the advantages to be derived from solving the problem.