The Pros And Cons Of Oral Communication

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The bible has two different forms of communicating it’s message to the world. One form being oral communication this is when a person depends mostly on verbal, audio, and some type of visual means of communication. “Verbal communication is the very first form of communication that we read about in the Bible ” (Brown, 2012). When using a form of oral communication such as an audiotape people can replay the sections over and over again. This allows them time to think about what they are hearing and relate this is their own life experiences. Oral communication allows the speaker to not only get their point across, but to provide a story with expressions and body language that can bring what they are saying to life. An example of this scripture …show more content…

He does not feel that always of oral communication are bad just that they can misconstrue the message that needs to be sent at times. The written language is very clear into the point when it is expressed into the reader the truth about God’s word. “This way was more precise, more permanent, more subjective, and more easily disseminated and any other media he utilized” (Geisler & Nix, 2012, p.164). In the written form the writer can go into great detail thanks for the whole story without leaving anything out. In regards to oral communication often times there are parts that are missed because there is not time to fit them all in. “In addition, it militates against misinterpretation and mistransmission of the message” (Geisler & Nix, 2012, p.165). The written language will always be more accurate, because there is less of a chance for the words to be altering as they are during oral communication. “No matter how careful and oral communication is related, there is always a greater chance for corruption and alteration then with recorded words” (Geisler & Nix, 2012, p.165). When someone is translating a message they will always put things in their own words or alter it to fit the audience in which they are speaking to at that time. This can alter the meaning of that message that needs to be conveyed to the

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