PURCOM RECIT

• Communication


  It is the process of sharing information, knowledge, meanings, and feelings through a common system of verbal and nonverbal symbols, signs, or behaviors
• Characteristics of communication

  Dynamic, Continuous, Adaptive, System, Transactional
• dynamic- it constantly changing because it relies om human perception that changes overtime, meaning it is irreversible and unrepeatable
• continuous- on-going exchange of meaning-sharing behavior among individuals within a frame of experience, meaning there is a fixed sequence of events
• adaptive- it adjust to the changes that occurs in physical and psychological environment
• system- it involves component that are interrelated and interacting in a cyclic order
• transactional- every communication is a unique combination of people; unending sharing of message among people
• Forms of communication- intrapersonal, interpersona, public communication
• intrapersonal- is a form of communication that is talking to oneself through a reflective thinking
• interpersonal- form of communication that actively engage in overt and covert transmission and reception of message
• two types of interpersonal- dyadic communication and small group communication
• Dyadic communication- two personal communication such as telephone conversation and interview
• Small group communication- ideally three to siz persons such as brain storming activity or committee meeting
• public communication- conveying informatio to a large audience; it is a sender-focused rather than intrapersonal and interpersona
• two types of public communication- speaker-audience communication, mass communication
• Speaker-audience communication- talking to a large number of people who are gathered for some occassion. Where the speaker centers the communication event on the audience
• mass communication- involves the use of electronic media, such as television, radio, and the internet
• mass communication- the media companies create and disseminate message among the audience through radio, television
• Interpersonal communication- face to face interaction between two individuals or small groups
• Models of communication- transmission model, interaction model, transaction model
• Transmission model- one directional process where the message is conveyed purposely from a sender to listener
• Interaction model- collaborative or two-way method where the communication change roles as sender and receiver and produce message by exchanging messages
• Transaction model- explain communication as a away of creating realities based on social, relational, and cultural background
• social context- can be described as declared rules and undeclared norms that guide communication
• relational context- involves our erstwhile socialization and type of association we have forged with other people
• cultural context- consist of an individual’s self-concept and self perception in relation to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, race, gender, and sexual orientation
• verbal communication- exchange of ideas that occurs by using words, sentences, and phrases
• nonverbal communication- wordless exchange of ideas, thoughts, and feelings among individual
• types of nonverbal- paralanguage, action language, object language, sign language, tactile language, space/distance, time, silence
• Object language- it is the intentional and unintentional display of material things like clothes and hairstyles
• paralanguage- it refers to vocal properties (volume of voice, pitch) that goes along with speech
• Action language- it refers to huge bodily actions that do not use as a substitute to words like gestures, eye contact, facial expression
• Sign language- it refers to body movements that is used as a substitute to letters, words, or phrases
• Tactile language- it is the communication of touch like a kiss or tapping the back; the most elementary mode of communication that infants first experience
• Space/ Distance- has certain types of communication; there are four primary distance zones: intimate, personal, social, and public distance
• Time- the use a man’s time in sending a certain message
• Silence- the lack of audible sound or the absence of sound
• problems in developing a message- indecision about the message content, lack of familiarity with the situation or the receiver, emotional conflicts, difficulty in expressing ideas
• Indecision about the message content- the sender has too much information
• Lack of familiarity with the situation or receiver- sender should get all necessary information and find out whom the message is to be sent