The Communication Process

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The Communication Process
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3 Questions

• Tell me some instances where you find it
  difficult to communicate with others. Why?
• Describe some situations where personal
  experiences have influenced your communication
  abilities. This could be both positive and
  negative.
• Do you believe your self-concept/self-esteem
  affects the way you communicate with others?
  Explain.

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What is communication?

• Communication is the process of sharing
  information by using symbols to send and receive
  messages.
• Verbal communication is spoken or written words.
• Nonverbal communication are things like body
  language, facial expressions, eye contact,
  posture, and gestures.

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Verbal Communication

• Denotation-dictionary meaning of a word
• Connotation-a words hidden meaning
• Jargon-special vocabulary that is understood by a
  particular group or field
• Slang-recently coined words, or old words used in
  new ways
• Dialect-regional or cultural variety of language
  differing from the standard pronunciation,
  grammar, or word coice

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Why Do We Speak?

• To promote change
• Analyzing and understanding a situation
• To share information
• Share about ourselves, our knowledge, or about
  procedures, ideas, and processes.
• To evoke emotion
• To inspire, to release, to give insight
• To entertain
• Often humerous

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Lets Examine Effective Language

• Pick up the Using Effective Language handout in
  the front of the room and your textbook.
• Find 1 other person to work with and complete the
  9 questions.

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Nonverbal Communication

• Use body language that supplements different
  things
• Make sure your appearance is keeping with what
  you want to accomplish
• Make sure the sound of your voice is keeping with
  your message
• If possible, create an environment that is
  suitable for the kind of communication you want

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List 5 examples that you have recently observed
of each of the following

• Messages sent through the use of body language.
• Facial expressions, eye contact, gestures,
  posture, and movement
• Messages sent through the use of clothing and
  other aspects of appearance
• Messages sent through the use of voice
• The sound of a speakers voice, the speakers use
  of pauses, and the speakers use of sounds

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How to be an effective communicator

• Care about your communication success.
• Know what you are talking about.
• Be organized.
• Use language well.
• Effective nonverbal signs.
• Listen carefully.

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Some Definitions Youll Need to Know

• Encode-to send a message
• Decode-to understand a message
• Channel-how a message is sent

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The Communication Model
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4 Types of Interpersonal Communication

• One-to-one communication
• When one person communicates to another
• Group communication
• Three or more people communicate and work for a
  specific purpose
• Public Communication
• Anytime a person or group performs to an audience
• Mass Communication
• Communicating with a huge audience, in different
  places at the same time

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Your Task

• Find 1 partner.
• Get a piece of poster board.
• Divide your paper into 4 sections.
• Label each section with one of the 4 types of
  interpersonal communication.
• Create a collage using magazines. Find pictures
  that represent each type of communication.