The Communication Process

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Created @September 20, 2021 10:34 AM

Lesson 1

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About the Professor:

Google Classroom (used in this Subject)

unless the professor is orientated on the LMS

The Professor is Strict in Due Dates (Ex-VP ng RTU, expect what is to be expected)

Seldom Recitation

Announcements:
1st Task: Groupings with Leaders and Asst. Leader for the projects

The groupings are already chosen together with the respective leaders and
assets.

Members first to do what they would like

Values Cultures Practices, affecting communication

4 Major Activities(Group Tasks) the rest are individual

1 Group Activity - Major Recitation

1 Group 1 Continent every member 1 Country

1. Individual - to be passed

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 2. Group - Presentation 15-20 mins

The whole Philippines

Lecture Notes:
Introduction to Communication
Connecting with other people has become instant in this advanced age (digital age).

This is due to the availability of different technologies.

Currently, Communicating is quick, but cultivating a good relationship is another

thing.

Placing a good job

making oneself competitive and at par with others internationally

Entailing hard work and competence

Discussion Questions/Objectives:
1. What is Communication?

Communication came from the Latin word "Communis", which means

common or to share. It is a process of making connections with people
through verbal and non-verbal approaches, even though we are mostly used
to speaking verbally, we are not limited to language, movements and gestures
are also a form of a non-verbal statement. Communication is a skill that is
natural to humans, that is both an art and a skill that we practice as socializing
beings.

2. What is the so-called digital age?

According to yourdictionary.com, The digital age, also called the information

age, is defined as the period starting in the 1970s with the introduction of the
personal computer with subsequent technology introduced providing the ability
to transfer information freely and quickly.

The current technology starting in the 1970s, where we have the

technology providing the ability to transfer information freely and quickly

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 3. Why do we need competence in communicating our ideas?

We formulate ideas continually, those ideas cannot work on their own. We must
have the competence and understand the science and the art of
communication to help us communicate our ideas for others to
understand and give feedback.

What is Communication?
It is a skill

Latin Word "Communis", means "common or to share".

It is a process

Making connections with people through verbal and non-verbal approaches.

Speaking Verbally is the most common way of communicating and expressing

thoughts.

But we are not limited to language.

Movements and gestures also form non-verbal statement

Communication is natural to humans, and ability as feeling, thinking, and

socializing beings.

Definitions of Communication on Various Fields

1. Education Student

Communication is an exchange of ideas between persons where knowledge is

constructed by them

2. Engineering and Technology Student

Communication is used in expressing ideas, to become thinkers, speakers, and

writers

3. Communication Student

Communication is an exchange of ideas and opinions, creating meanings out of

it.

4. Business Student

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 Communication is the ability to process information in an efficient and effective
manner

Ideas not communicated are nothing at all

5. Statistics Student

Communication is used in helping others understand the interpretation of the

gathered data through the presentation.

As a statistics student, Interpretation of data for others to understand when you

are presenting data you have gathered.

Communication Process
The process of communication requires competence in creating meaning and
organization of thoughts, putting these in oral or written form to acquire good
and effective communication

We must have the skills (competence in creating meaning and organization of

thoughts, putting these in oral or written form) to acquire good and effective
communication.

The communicator should also consider the person or the audience he/she is
communicating with

The goal in communication is clarity of expression and understanding

Persons who are exchanging info, thoughts, ideas, opinions, or even

emotions/feelings should know how to communicate well to achieve understanding

Clarity of ideas would lead to a harmonious relationship

Communication goes through stages in the transmission of messages. It won't

progress without the other elements

Takes place everywhere and anytime, Context.

Implies dynamics and change

Indicates parts interacting and influencing each other to function as a whole.

The communication process involves steps on how to convey messages

The components of communication are interdependent

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 Communication involves two parties: The sender and the receiver

It requires both parties to have:

Past Experience

Culture

Attitudes

Values

Knowledge

Feelings

Sender - gives/sends the message

Receiver - gives/receives feedback

The feedback helps the communicators makes sure that the message has
been decoded correctly

Communication channel describes the process or way in which people can

communicate

The medium that we are using to communicate with others

Face to face or through various media

Phone calls,

Texts messages,

E-mail,

web or the internet including social media,

Facebook,

Twitter

Radio and TV,

Written Letters,

Brochures and reports

The appropriate communication channel is vital for effective communication

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 Components of Communication
The basic components of the communication process are:

1. Communicators,

a. Sender

b. Receiver

2. Message,

3. Channel,

4. Feedback,

5. Noise,

6. Situation,

7. The Interdependence of all the elements in the process.

The components are interrelated and work systematically

Lasswell's Communication Model

By Harold D. Lasswell.

A communication theorist

introduced the communication that has been regarded as the most influential
communication model.

A Linear Model

1. The source/sender encodes the message that will be transferred

The sender is the source of the message

The information must be encoded must be suitable to the channel

2. The means of an idea that will be transferred is called the message

3. The message is then transferred through the medium/channel

Message sent through the medium or channel

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 4. The decoder/receiver then decodes the message to create meaning and
understanding to have an impact or effect

Understand and accept the meaning and importance of the message

5. The feedback will then be created due to the effect of the message

The feedback may be wrong if there is noise in between

Clarity of Ideas leads to a harmonious relationship

Message Channels
Should be encoded to a method carried out by a communication channel

it can be spoken words

or through written communication for complex information

The use of Language should be taken to consideration

important to transfer the message clearly

eliminate causes of confusion and misunderstanding

The general public will decode and understand the message in different ways

Experience and understanding of the message’s context, psychological state, and

the time and place of receipt as well as many other potential factors greatly affect
the decoding process.

Understanding how the message will be translated, and anticipating as many of the
potential sources of misunderstanding as possible, is the art of a successful
communicator.

Ability to understand how the elements of communication are affected by others

Elements of the Communication Process

Feedback
Expected from the receivers/decoders.

The response saying the understanding of the information sent.

either through verbal or non-verbal

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 Assessing whether the message was understood as intended

in case there is confusion, it can be corrected.

Noise
Barriers that interfere with the communication process.

Anything that could block the communication process

1. Internal Noise - From you

happens when something is bothering you.

2. External Noise - From others

is the noise or interference in the surroundings.

Context
the situation or setting in which communication is taking place.

1. Physical Context

the setting itself which includes location, time, weather, or noise level.

2. Temporal Context

Expectation from a given situation based on experience.

Key Points/Summary
Communication

an exchange of information, thoughts, ideas, opinions, and feelings, from one

person to another or from one group of people.

Harold D. Lasswell

a communication theorist that convinced the linear form of communication that

became influential.

Sender

the source that encodes/sends the message to be sent.

formulates ideas, thoughts opinions, or feelings in mind

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 Message

the information sent through a channel or medium

Channel

refers to the medium where the message is sent through

Receiver

the decoder of the message

sends feedback to the sender

Feedback

the effect of the communication activity

the response that can be verbal, non-verbal, or in written form

Noise

the barrier or interference in the communication process

Context

refers to the situation or setting where communication is taking place

Announcements:
Meetings in Next Monday or Wednesday

Tasks:

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