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How do you define communication? Give examples from real life.
Bellwork
Get with your partner from yesterday.
Begin writing your skit or poster.
Bellwork
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Is This Communication?
What was not being said in the interview?
How did the way Whitney said some things change the meaning of the word?
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With your partner, explain what the story presented.
How did you know what story they were telling?
Is This Communication?
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Do you believe emotions play a role in how we communicate?
Fundamentals of Communication
Mrs. Peerbolte
Oral Communication
31 August 2016
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Chapter Objectives
• The learner will be able to recognize that communication has academic, civic, and social importance
• The learner will be able to identify basic elements of the communication process
• The learner will be able to understand the importance of context in communication
What is communication?
• Communication is the process for exchanging ideas and creating meaning
• Metacommunication is communication about communication
– Relationship talk, giving advice on speaking, etc.
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The Communication Model
Parts of the Model
• The message is the idea that you want to communicate
• The receiver is the person whom the message is intended
• The sender is the one who communicates the message
• Context is the time and place the communication exchange happens
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Parts of the Model
• Encoding is the process of turning ideas into messages
• Decoding is the process of translating communication into meaning
• The receiver’s response to the message is known as feedback
Parts of the Model
• The channel is the means used to transmit a message from sender to receiver
• Interference (noise) is anything that blocks or distorts communication
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Standards for Communication
• Self
– What am I trying to say?
– How can I say it effectively?
• Listener
– How is the listener responding to what I’m saying?
– How can I adjust what I’m saying to get a better response from my audience?
Standards for Communication
• Occasion
– How would I describe the occasion?
– What is my role and the role of the listener?
• Task
– Do I care somewhat or a great deal about this task?
– How can the task be accomplished?
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It’s levels to this
• Intrapersonal communication is communication with ourselves
• Interpersonal communication occurs in contexts where two or more people actively participate in exchanging messages
It’s levels to this
• Public speaking is known as person-to-group communication
– Lectures, project reports, and speeches
• Mass media is a level of communication that uses technology to bring the same message to a large group of people
– Radio, TV, internet, newspaper, magazines, etc.