I. Communication: Function, Nature, Process

• Communication is a process of sharing messages or information between the speaker and receiver using channels, contexts, media, and cultures. 
• Communication could be done using the verbal and non-verbal cues. 
• Verbal communication can be written or spoken. It uses language, a symbol consisting of drawings, letters and words. 
• • Non-verbal communication consists of physical behavior commonly referred to as body language, use of gestures, space and voice. 
• The 9 Elements of Communication: Speaker, Message, Encoding, Channel, Decoding, Receiver, Feedback, Context, Barrier.
• Speaker


  It is the source of information or message.
• Message


  The information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker in words or in actions.
• Encoding


  The process of converting the message into words, actions, or other forms that the speaker understands.
• Channel


  The medium or the means, such as personal or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal, in which the encoded message is conveyed.
• Decoding


  The process of interpreting the encoded message of the speaker by the receiver.
• Receiver


  The recipient of the message, or someone who decodes the message.
• Feedback


  The reactions, responses, or information provided by the receiver.
• Context


  The environment where communication takes place.
• Barrier


  The factors that affect the flow of communication.
• Communication is a process that unfolds over time and creates our social world.
• Communication occurs between two or more people (the speaker and the receiver).
• Communication can be expressed through words (verbal), action (nonverbal), or both at the same time.
• The 5 Functions of Communication: Regulation/Control, Social Interaction, Motivation, Emotional Expression, Information.
• Regulation/Control


  To control behavior used to regulate nature and number of activities people engage in.
• "Take your medicine before you go to bed." is an example of a regulation.
• Social Interaction


  This allows people to interact and develop bond and intimacy.
• Social Interaction 


  This allows expression of desires, encouragement, needs, and decision to give and get information.
• "Would you like to go to church with me?" is an example of a social interaction.
• Motivation


  It persuades or encourages another person to change his/her opinion,

  attitude, and behavior.
• "You're on the right track. Keep up the good work." is an example of a motivation.
• Emotional Expression


  It facilitates people's expression of their feelings such as love, fear, anger, hope, joy, or any other emotion.
• "I'm so happy to hare you in my life." is an example of an emotional expression.
• Information


  Its function is to convey information and can be used in giving and getting information.
• "The Philippine Normal University was founded in 1901." is an example of an information.
• The 5 Processes of Communication:

  1. Speaker generates an idea
  2. Speaker encodes the idea into words or actions
  3. Speaker transmits the message
  4. Receiver gets the message
  5. Receiver decodes the message based on context
  6. Receiver provides feedback
• The 9 Elements in the Process of Communication are: Sender, Message, Encoding, Channel, Receiver, Decoding, Feedback, Context, and Noise.
• Sender


  The one who initiates the message that needs to be transmitted.
• Sender


  Sends in message that may be in forms of pictures, symbols, postures, gestures, or even just a smile.
• After generating the idea, he sends the message in a manner that can be clearly understood by the receiver.
• Message

  This refers to the information intended to be communicated by words as in speech, letters, pictures, or symbols
• Messages can verbal and nonverbal.
• Message

  It is the content that the sender wants to convey
• Encoding


  It is the process of expressing the idea into appropriate medium.
• Encoding may be verbal or nonverbal.
• Sender may put the message into series of symbols, words, pictures, or gestures.