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COMMUNICATION

PROCESS

“If all my possessions

were taken from me with

one exception, I would

hope to keep my power of

communication --- for by it

I would regain all the

--Daniel Webster, American Journalist^ rest.”

Communication is…

• (^) “one of everyday activities that is intertwined with all of human life so completely that we sometimes overlook its pervasiveness, importance, and complexity.”
• Littlejohn and Foss (2008)

Communication…

• (^) Latin term communicare which means “to share” or “to divide out.”
• (^) Latin word communis which means “working together.”

Components of

Communication Process

• (^) Context
• (^) Physical Environment
• (^) Climate
• (^) Communicator
• (^) Message
  • (^) Channel
  • (^) Noise
  • (^) Barrier
  • (^) Feedback

Context

• (^) The situation in which communication occurs

Climate

• (^) Negative Climate
• (^) Positive Climate
  • (^) What do you think is the relationship between environment and climate?

Communicator

Message Receiver Message Sender (Means of Transmission) CHANNEL

Channel

Feedback

• (^) Feedback has three main functions: - (^) Assurance - (^) Adjustment - (^) Insight

Communication Process

through Models

• (^) Models discussed by communication scholar Denis Mcquail (2005) in his book Mcquail’s Mass Communication Theory:

Fig.1.1 Laswell’s

Communication Model

The model is relatively straightforward and tells you that Communication originates from someone and their message Flows through a channel, either through sound waves or light waves, and that someone on the other end receives the message with a corresponding effect.

Points to Ponder

• (^) Why is feedback important?
• (^) What will you do with your audience’s feedback?