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Unit Audio Chats to Enhance

2 Speaking

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit, the learner will be able to:

f learn about the self-recording process
f familiarise with the techniques of audio chats to enhance speaking
f acquaint with online pronunciation aids
f study various modes of audio chats

Prerequisites

In today’s world, speaking skills hold an important place. Good communication
skills are prerequisites in almost all fields of our daily engagement, both in profes-
sional and personal lives. In the previous units, you have learnt about the origin and
development of communication. Throughout the course of history, we can see that
speaking skills are essentially important methods of communication. Additionally, it
is the most effective way to communicate. The ability to speak actively and effectively
is an important communication skill. Active communication skills will enable you to
have more open and useful exchanges where your views can be shared and the other
participants’ ideas can be heard. A language without speech will be reduced to a mere
script.

Speaking skills can be enhanced through different methods- the most important
being practice. Shedding inhibitions and fear and gaining confidence in speaking is the
first step. Gaining fluency comes next. Thereafter, honing your language and pronun-
ciation skills will pave the way for effective and productive communication.

Keywords

Audio chats, Self-recording, Online pronunciation aids

SGOU - FYUGP - SLM - English for Communication 103