Nature of Communication

• Communication is inevitable
• Our need for self-expression leads us to communicate not only our thoughts but also our feelings.
• Different communicative contexts call for different purposes and behaviors.
• Communication helps in:

  Interaction, success, relationship, self
• Interaction


  Listening and talking, or giving and receiving, are both important parts of good communication. The goal is to make sure that everyone understands what is being said.
• Success


  For your career to go well, you need to be able to talk to people. Having good communication skills can help you move up in your career.
• Relationship


  One important life skill is the ability to communicate. Communication helps you get to know other people and get along well with them.
• Self


  Communication is a big part of how you see yourself, and it also helps you solve problems, learn new things, and build your career.
• Communication came from the Latin word "communicares"
• "Communicares" means to share or to make ideas common
• Communication is technically understood as the process of meaning-making through a channel or a medium.
• Pearson, et al., 2011


  Communication is the process of using messages to generate meaning
• Ober & Newman, 2013


  Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages sometimes through spoken or written words, and sometimes non-verbally thorugh facial expressions, gestures, and voice qualities
• Jimenez & Alparo, 2000


  Broadly speaking, communication is a process of sharing opinions and information, ideas, and feelings
• Wood, 2012


  Communication is a systemic process in which people interact with and through symbols to create and interpret meanings
• Baran, 2011


  In its simplest form, communication is the transmission of a message from a source to a receiver
• Palta, 2007


  Communication is the process of sending information to oneself or another entity, usually via a language
• 5 Types of Communication

  Verbal, Nonverbal, Written, Visual, Listening
• Verbal communication


  Encompasses all communication using spoken words, or unspoken words as in the case with sign language
• Nonverbal Communication


  Includes facial expressions, posture, eye contact, hand movements, and touch
• Written Communication


  A form of verbal communication, but it is os different than spoken verbal communication that this form gets its own seperate type
• Written Communication


  Can take the form of anything you write or type such as letters, emails, notes, texts, billboards, even a message written in the sky. It may also come in form of a memo, a report, a Facebook post, a tweet, a contract, and many more.
• All forms of written communication have the same goal to disseminate information in a clear and concise manner.
• Visual Communication


  One you may not have heard of, but it is one that complements the other types of communication well.
• Visual Communication


  Is delivering information, messages, and points by way of graphical representations, or visual aids.
• Listening


  This act does not often make its way onto the list of types of communication. However, it is important because if we cannot listen to the person sitting across form us, we cannot effectively engage with them.