- the practice of using different communication forms like writing, speaking, and presenting for various purposes associated with different target audiences.
Communication
- it is a two way process or sharing and imparting information for common understanding.
Communication was derived from the words
Communicatus
Communicare
Communis
Communicatus and Communicare
- to impart or share
Communis
- common
6 Speech communication contexts
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Public
Mass
Organizational
Intercultural
Intrapersonal
-communication with oneself or self-to-self communication.
Two types of Intrapersonal
Soliloquy – act of talking to yourself
Introspection – an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings; reflection and ponderance
Interpersonal
- Involves two or more entities.
Two types of Interpersonal
· Dyadic – private conversation
· Small group – involves 3 – 15 group of people
Public
Ø one speaker is talking to 15 and more audience
1. Mass
Involves speaking to 15 and more audience but uses medium:
Print media
Social media
Broadcast media
Organizational
Ø the communication that takes place between people who are working towards common goals within an organization.
Two types of Organizational
Formal- the flow of official information through proper, predefined channels and routes. It follows chain of command
Informal communication is intended to meet personal interests and needs
Intercultural
Ø communication between people from two different cultures; sharing culture
ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION
Speaker
Listener
Message
Response
Feedback
Noise
Communicativesituation
Channels
Speaker
Ø Delivers and codes the message
Listener
Receive and decodes information
Message
the information that the sender is relaying to the receiver
Response
the immediate reaction or action taken by the receiver/listener based on the message received.
Feedback
Ø It is the feedback of the speaker to the response of the listener
Noise
Ø anything that interferes with the interpretation of a message.
Communicativesituation
Ø any kind of situation in which communication takes place
Channels
Ø the medium through which you send a message to another person
Four types of noise in communication:
o Physiological noise (internal)
o Psychological noise (internal)
o Physical noise ( external)
o Semantic noise (understanding of words)
2 types of Communicative situation
o Psychological setting – uses the location not for its purpose
o Physical location – uses the location for its main purpose
PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION
1. Communication serves as a glue that binds people together (UNITY)
2. Communication vetoes barriers (RESPECT)
3. Communication makes the world go round (GLOBALIZATION)