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    There are two main forms of verbal communication: speaking and writing. Speaking involves vocalized communication through sounds and is more direct, allowing for real-time feedback. However, it can be more difficult to control and lacks a written record. Writing involves using symbols like letters to represent language and provides a written record, but is less direct with no instant feedback. Both forms have advantages and disadvantages depending on the communication needs.

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    CAPE

    COMMUNICATION
    STUDIES
    Module 3
    TYPES OF SPEAKING
    AND WRITING
     There are two main ways in which human beings
    communicate verbally, that is, through speaking and
    writing:

    1. SPEAKING: is the vocalized form of human


    communication through the use of uttered sounds for
    auditory communication. It is based upon the syntactic
    combination of lexicons and names that are drawn
    from very large vocabularies.
    2. WRITING: is the representation of language in a
    textual medium through the use of a set of signs or
    symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
    1. SPEAKING: Oral Communication

    TYPES: Expository speeches, Conversations, Face –to face, Interview,


    Meeting, Oral Briefing, Public address, Oral Presentation, Telephone Call,
    Conference, Training Session etc.

    Advantages:
     Direct medium of communication
     advantages of physical proximity and usually, both sight and sound of
    sender and receiver; allows instant interchange of opinion, views,
    attitudes – instantaneous feedback
     easier to convince or persuade
     Allows for contribution and participation from all present.
    Disadvantages :
     More difficult to hold ground in face of opposition
     more difficult to control when a number of people take
    part
     lack of time to think things out – quality of decision
    making may be inferior
     often no written record of what has been said
     Sometimes disputes results over what was agreed.
    2. WRITING: Written Communication

    TYPES: Essay, Journal, Diaries, Letter, Memorandum, Report,


    Abstract, minutes, Article, Press Release

    Advantages:
     Provides written record and evidence of dispatch and receipt
     capable of relaying complex ideas
     provides analysis, evaluation and summary
     disseminates information to dispersed receivers
     can confirm, interpret and clarify oral communications
     Forms basis of contract or agreement.
    Disadvantages:
     Can take time to produce
     can be expensive
     communication tends to be formal and distant
     can cause problems of interpretation
     instant feedback is not possible
     once dispatched, difficult to modify message
     Does not allow for exchange of opinion, views or
    attitudes except over a period of time.

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