NATURE AND ELEMENTS

ACADEIC k TEXTS
OF COMMUNICATION
▪ Fundamentals of
Communication
▪ Intercultural
Communication
 FUNDAMENTALS
ACADEICk TEXTS
OF COMMUNICATION
 LAST ONE STANDING

▪ Stand up.
▪ Think of one fact that you know
about communication and share
it with everyone.
 LAST ONE STANDING
▪ Once you have shared
something, you can sit down and
listen to what the rest of the
class has to share.
▪ The goal is to avoid being the
last one standing.
 COMMUNICATION
✓ is a process of sharing and
conveying messages or
information from one person to
another within and across
channels, contexts, media and
cultures.
 COMMUNICATION
✓ There is a wide variety of
contexts and situations in which
communication can be
manifested.
 COMMUNICATION
✓ It can be face-to-face interaction,
a phone conversation, a group
discussion, a meeting or
interview, a class recitation, and
many others.
 COMMUNICATION

✓ As for Sir Jake, it can be a

pillowtalk.
 NATURE OF COMMUNICATION

1. Communication is a process.
2. Communication occurs
between two or more people
(the speaker and the receiver).
 NATURE OF COMMUNICATION

3. Communication can be
expressed through words (verbal),
actions (nonverbal), or both at the
same time.
 ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION
1. Speaker 6. Receiver
2. Message 7. Feedback
3. Encoding 8. Context
4. Channel 9. Barrier
5. Decoding
 PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION

1. The speaker generates an idea.

Example: Daphne loves Rico as a

friend.
 PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION
2. The speaker encodes an idea or
converts the idea into words or
actions.
Example: She thinks of how to tell
him using their native language.
 PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION
3. The speaker transmits or sends
out a message.

Example: She tells him, “Rico,

mahal kita bilang kaibigan.”
 PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION

4. The receiver gets the message.

Example: Rico hears what Daphne

says.
 PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION
5. The receiver decodes or
interprets the message based on
the context.
Example: He tries to analyze what
she means, and he is heartbroken.
 PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION
6. The receiver sends or provides
feedback.
Example: He frowns and does not
say something, because he is in
pain.
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
 MODELS OF COMMUNICATION
1. Aristotle’s Model
2. Shannon-Weaver Model
3. Transaction Model
4. Schramm’s Model
Of the four models, which is
the most comprehensive?
 FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION

1. Control
2. Social Interaction
3. Motivation
4. Emotional Expression
5. Information Dissemination
 FORDA FUNCTION!

Identify the function of

communication in each of the
following situations.
1. The teacher reads and
discusses classroom
policies to her students.
2. Ross greets Rachel;
then they start talking
about their plans for the
holiday.
3. Phoebe shares her
insights on how to live
peacefully despite a
complicated life.
4. Monica shares her
personal frustrations with
Chandler.
5. The geometry teacher
lectures about
mathematical concepts.
 FEATURES OF
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

1. Completeness 5. Courtesy
2. Conciseness 6. Clearness
3. Consideration 7. Correctness
4. Concreteness
 BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION

✓ There are instances when

communication and
misunderstanding occur
because of certain barriers.
 BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION

✓ These barriers hinder the

communication process.
 BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION

✓ Barriers may arise out of

contexts, language, physical
restrictions, and the like.
 UNLOCKING BARRIERS
Identify the type of barrier
does each of the following
situations fall. Then, provide
solutions to address these
communication gaps.
 SITUATION 1
You are having a bad day or
you feel frustrated.
 SITUATION 1

✓ EMOTIONAL BARRIER
 SITUATION 2
You sit in a meeting or class
where you think the speaker is
boring.
 SITUATION 2

✓ EMOTIONAL BARRIER
 SITUATION 3
You are a scientist discussing
a certain weather phenomenon
with your neighbor who does
not know much about our
topic.
 SITUATION 3

✓ USE OF JARGON
 SITUATION 4
You are asked to share
something about your day or
weekend, but you are hesitant
because you are shy.
 SITUATION 4

✓ LACK OF CONFIDENCE
 SITUATION 5
You are having a conversation
with some friends when a song
was played loudly.
 SITUATION 5

✓ NOISY ENVIRONMENT