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• Functions of Communication


  • Utilitarian
  • Aesthetic
  • Therapeutic
• Utilitarian


  Communication to express aspirations and needs
• Aesthetic


  • Oral Communication is artistic and relates to good taste
  • Gives information and pleasure and enjoyment
• Therapeutic


  Communication is curative and serves to maintain good health
• Other Functions of Communication by John Condon

  • Phatic
  • Prevention
  • Instrumental
  • Affective
  • Catharsis
• Phatic


  Only purpose is to start to communicate (ex. Hi, Hello)
• Prevention


  • Aims to stop conversation
  • Recording and transmitting
  • Take into account information gathered and convey it
• Instrumental


  Form of interpersonal communication
• Affective


  Words that affect the ego or emotions of others
• Catharsis


  Words used to release emotion
• Elements of the Communication Process


  • Speaker
  • Listener
  • Message
  • Channel
  • Feedback
  • Noise
• Speaker


  A.k.a. the sender, source, coder, person who transmits or encodes the message
• Listener


  Receiver/decoder/interpreter of the message
• Message


  The element being transmitted in the communication process
• Channel


  Pathway thru which the message travels
• Feedback


  The return process in communication
• Noise


  Hindrance to the communication process
• Types of noise


  • Environmental Noise
  • Semantic Noise
  • Syntactical Noise
  • Organizational Noise
  • Cultural Noise
  • Psychological Noise
  • Physiological Impairment
• The maid the borrowed the dress of her señora without permission
• 5 Major Communication Models


  • Aristotle's Communication Model
  • Shannon and Weaver's Communication Model
  • Berlo's SMCR Communication Model
  • Schramm's Communication Model
  • Laswell's Communication Mode
• Verbal Communication - Communication via voice
• Non-verbal Communication - Other forms of communication
• Methods of Visual Non-verbal Communication


  • Posture
  • Gestures
  • Facial Expression
  • Eye movement
  • Proxemics
  • Geographic Location
  • Time
  • Artefacts
  • Physical Characteristics
• Methods of Auditory Non-verbal Communication


  • Silence
  • Paralanguage
  • Tactile
  • Olfactory
  • Gustatory
• Should the supervisor and the other worker believe him? Why?
• Things that a speaker should consider


  • Demographic
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Culture
  • Religion
  • Background
  • Social/Economic Status
  • Political Orientation
• Kinds of Intercultural Communication


  • High vs. Low Context
  • Sequential vs. Synchronic
  • Affective vs. Neutral
• High vs. Low Context


  Communication is affected by the person's cultural differences. High context has more non verbal actions, low context is exact, direct, and clear. In high context, there could be some misunderstandings due to the non-verbal actions and overall implicit way of communicating
• Sequential vs. Synchronic


  Sequential refers to giving attention to one detail to another. Synchronic refers to the flow of time(past, present, and future) being viewed as interrelated/correlated
• Affective vs. Neutral


  Affective shows/displays and/or uses emotions. Neutral refers to having your emotions carefully controlled
• Challenges of Intercultural Communication


  • Ambiguity
  • Performace-Related Misunderstanding
  • Language-Related Misunderstanding
  • Gaps in the World Knowledge
  • Local Context
• Essay- Interpretative, Analytic
• Types of Essay


  • Descriptive
  • Expository
  • Definition
  • Process
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Argumentative
  • Pursuasive
• BLOG


  • food
  • lifestyle
  • health and wellness
  • technology
  • DIY
  • FAQ
  • Resources
  • share a skill
  • review a product
  • procces
• Business Letter


  • Heading
  • Inside Adress
  • Salutation
  • Body
  • Conplementary Closed
  • Signiture
  • Miscellenios
• Types of Essays


  • Analytic
  • Interpretative
  • Critical literary compositions
• Descriptive Essay


  An essay that describes a person, place, experience, or an object
• Expository Essay


  It requires to investigate and evaluate an idea
• Definition Essay


  • It simply defines
  • 3 parts: Specie(subject), Genus(family/class), Differentia(distinguishing trait)
• Process Essay


  Step-by-step procedure of how to do something