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Oral Comm - Lesson 6

This document discusses how gender influences dimensions of communication. It addresses verbal/nonverbal, oral/written, formal/informal, and intentional/unintentional dimensions. Examples are provided for each dimension. Activities are included to identify whether examples use specific dimensions like verbal versus nonverbal communication. The document aims to analyze how expectations and perceptions of gender impact various aspects of communication.

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Oral Comm - Lesson 6

This document discusses how gender influences dimensions of communication. It addresses verbal/nonverbal, oral/written, formal/informal, and intentional/unintentional dimensions. Examples are provided for each dimension. Activities are included to identify whether examples use specific dimensions like verbal versus nonverbal communication. The document aims to analyze how expectations and perceptions of gender impact various aspects of communication.

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CONSIDERING THE

INFLUENCE OF
GENDER ON THE
DIMENSIONS OF
COMMUNICATION
LESSON 6
INTRODUCTION
VERBAL/NONVERBAL DIMENSIONS

 Men think they should be “macho” in


language and action.
 Men use assertive words and expect to be
understood right away.

Women are expected to be non-



confrontational in their language,
especially with men.
 Women are supposed to talk only about
certain topics that are within the world
of women.
VERBAL/NONVERBAL DIMENSIONS

 Women can now be loud and


assertive (e.g. Juana
Change, political activist)

 Men can talk about their


feelings, even cry in public
VERBAL/NONVERBAL DIMENSIONS
Activity 1: State the following use verbal (V) or nonverbal (N)
dimension:
___1. A boy acting hurt after being hit by a ball during a sport
activity.
___2. A girl wink at a boy she likes.
___3. A father singing lullaby to a baby.
___4. A husband nagging his wife for staying out late.

___5. A girl screaming for help after she lost her balance and
slipped.
ORAL/WRITTEN DIMENSIONS

 Women are supposed to be indirect and


circuitous
 With access to mass media and social
media ---both reader and write– Filipino
women write beyond what was once thought
to be safe topics for women.
 Women can now speak with directness.


ORAL/WRITTEN DIMENSIONS
 Activity 2: State if the following use oral (O) or written (W)
dimension:

 ___1. Telling a “green” or risqué joke only to friends of the same


sex.

 ___2. A female teacher giving a lecture in class while perched on top


of the teacher’s table.

 ___3. An invitation letter from an exclusive all-male golf club.

 ___4. Nuns and priests delivering impassioned speeches in rallies.

 ___5. Sorority sisters talking to their counterpart fraternity


brothers.
FORMAL/INFORMAL DIMENSIONS

 Examples:
 1. Attire in job interview, women must tend
to be formal than man.
 2. A female teacher is a choice of students
than male teacher in disclosing their
problems.
 3. Addressing colleagues in workplace, male
bosses must be still addressed formally.
FORMAL/INFORMAL DIMENSIONS

 Activity 3: State if the following use formal (F) or informal (I)


dimension:

 ___1. A comedian and a comedienne emceeing a wedding reception with


boisterous hilarity.

 ___2. A teenage girl asking a teenage boy to a senior prom.

 ___3. A man asking a woman’s hand in marriage through a flash mob.

 ___4. Talking to older male relatives respectfully.

 ___5. Talking to older female relatives like one does to teenage


friend.
INTENTIONAL/UNINTENTIONAL DIMENSIONS

 1. Smiling may express different


emotions, not just happiness.
 a. a student smiling during an exam
may make the teacher think that the
exam easy, contrary, the smile may
mean nervousness.

 b. smiling a couple who passes by may


be misconstrued, the girl may take
offense and her boyfriend may just
beat you up.
INTENTIONAL/UNINTENTIONAL
DIMENSIONS
 Activity 4: State if the following use intentional (I) or unintentional
(U) dimension:

 ___1. Signing up to help a women’s livelihood project.

 ___2. Assigning the girls to sweep and the boys to polish the classroom
floor.

 ___3. A male student being too talkative during a class lecture by the
teacher.

 ___4. A female employee addressing all-male coworkers (young and old) as


“Sir”.

 ___5. Formulating a speech on feminist for an all-male audience.


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