Download Introduction to Human Communication - Final Exam | HCOM 100 and more Exams Communication in PDF only on Docsity! Speech Communication 100 Adler โ Chapter 1 Human Communication: What & Why - Introduce Main points of Chapter 1 o Definition of Communication o Types of Communication o Function of Communication o Communication Models o Communication Competence - Have students provide their own personal definitions of Communication - Write key words on board and discuss - Provide students with the Adler definition of Communication focus on: o Comm. Is Human o Comm. Is a Process o Comm. Is Symbolic - Quick explanation of symbolism - Go over types of Communication o Intrapersonal โ comm.. with self o Interpersonal โ comm. with other(s), focus of this class o Dyadic โ 2 persons o Small Group โ 3 or more persons, talk times should be equal, but is not always in this setting. o Public โ 1perso speaking to many o Mass โ Think TV, radio, magazines - Functions of Communication โ We need communication in order to live a healthy life, draw similarities from the need for sun. - Reference Maslowโs hierarchy of needs. o Physical โ keeps you healthy o Identity โ communication shapes our identity o Social โ we have a need to be included. o Practical โ jobs, employers rate communication as #1 skill they want employees to possess. - 2 main Models of Communication o Explain and draw the Linear Model of communication on the board. o Explain the one-way direction, and some of the missing elements. o Explain and draw the Transactional Model of communication on the board