ORAL COM

• Communication is a process of sharing and conveying messages or information from one person to another within and across channels, contexts, media, and cultures
• Nature of Communication


  Communication is a process. It takes place when two or more people exchange ideas either through written or spoken words (verbal) or actions (nonverbal). Both verbal and nonverbal can be used at the same time.
• Functions of Communication


  • Regulation/Control
  • Social Interaction
  • Motivation
  • Emotional Expression
  • Information
• Regulation/Control


  Communication functions to control behavior. It can be used to regulate the nature and number of activities people engage in.
• Social Interaction


  Communication allows people to interact with others to develop bonds or intimacy. It also allows individuals to express desires, encouragement, needs, and decision or to give and get information.
• Motivation


  Communication persuades or encourages another person to change his/her opinion, attitude, and behavior.
• Emotional Expression


  Communication facilitates people's expression of their feelings such as love, fear, anger, joy, hope, or any other emotion.
• Information


  Communication functions to convey information. It can be used in giving and getting information.
• The Process of Communication

  1. Sender develops an idea

  2. Sender encodes the idea

  3. Sender transmits the idea

  4. Receiver gets the message and decodes it

  5. Receiver provides feedback
• Noise


  A hindrance to communication that can take place at any step in the entire communication process. There are various types of noise: physical, physiological, and psychological.
• Sender


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


  The information intended to be communicated by words as in speech, letters, pictures, or symbols. It can be verbal or non-verbal.
• Encoding


  The process of expressing the idea into appropriate medium. It may be verbal or non-verbal.
• Channel


  The medium or passage through which encoded message is passed to the receiver.
• Receiver


  The one whom the message is meant for. Plays a significant role in the communication process like the sender.
• Decoding


  Translating the encoded message into a language that can be understood by the receiver.
• Feedback


  The response of the receiver to the message sent to him/her by the sender.
• Sender


  The person who initiates the communication process by encoding a message and transmitting it through a channel to a receiver
• Message


  The information or idea that the sender wants to convey to the receiver
• Encoding


  The process of converting the message into a form that can be transmitted through a channel
• Channel


  The medium through which the message is transmitted, such as speech, writing, or electronic means
• Receiver


  The person who receives the message and decodes it to understand the information or idea being conveyed
• Decoding


  The process of interpreting the message received and understanding its meaning
• Feedback


  The response from the receiver to the sender, indicating whether the message was received and understood
• Noise


  Any external or internal factor that interferes with the communication process and can distort the message
• Communication is a transmission and exchange of information and ideas between two or among humans using words, symbols, and gestures
• Communication is more than just a transmission of information; it requires in transmitting a meaning
• A sender is someone who clearly encodes and sends a message to a receiver using a particular channel
• Communication can be expressed through verbal or nonverbal or both at the same time
• Five functions of communication

  • Regulation or control
  • Social interaction
  • Motivation
  • Information
  • Emotional expression
• Regulation or control communication


  Functions to regulate or control behavior
• Motivational communication


  Functions to encourage people
• Emotional expression communication


  Facilitates one's expression of his feelings