What does this cartoon say about communication

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What does this cartoon say about communication?
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• Chapter One The World of Communication

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Last Class

• We listened to each of you so we can start to
  learn names of our audience and a little bit
  about them.
• Assigned Chapter 1 and handouts

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Today

• Quiz on Chapter One
• Talk about foundations of the discipline of
  communication

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Communication

• is a systematic process in which people interact
  with and through symbols to create and interpret
  meaning

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• Symbols and Words
• Abstract define love
• Arbitrary chien (Fr)
• perro (Sp)
• cane (Ital)
• hund (Ger)
• dog (Eng)
• rue
• Ambiguous
• Denotative and Connotative

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Models

• What are they?
• What is their purpose?

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Linear Model
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Interactive Model
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Transactional Model
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Types of Communication

• Intrapersonal
• Interpersonal
• Small group
• Public
• Media
• Organizational
• Intercultural
• Ethical

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To sum up

• What communication is
• How researchers attempt to define it
• Weaknesses of their models
• Both differences and similarities among us tend
  to affect communication.

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Thursday

• Read Chapter Two Perception
• Think about
• How does perception work?
• Why do people perceive events differently?
• How does this connect with our own
  presentations?