Communication

Activities
Why did you do the activity?
Why do people communicate with others?

Follow,

fellow activity

 Communication

is a complex process. People

do no just communicate because people love
to talk. Humans communicate for several
reasons.

Collectively

these reasons are called the

Functions of Communication.

FUNCTIONS OF
COMMUNICATIO
N

REGULATION/CONTROL
Being

able to use language, gestures, and

emotions to manage individual or group
activities such as a parent telling a child
not to misbehave or a policeman directing
pedestrians not to jaywalk but cross on the
pedestrian lane
Communication
functions to control
behavior.

Verbal Cues
Specific

words chosen and used.

Speaker

and listener should be respectful to

each others culture as well as their age,
gender, social status and religion.

The

words are usually directives, orders,

requests, meant to regulate and control ones
behavior.

Nonverbal Cues
It

include hand gestures, bodily

(including
posture),
vocal
(paralanguage), and eye contact.

The

action
tone

tone and the bodily action that

accompany the words are authoritative and
firm.

Eye

contact is direct.

SOCIAL INTERACTION
It

is the most obvious, the most often used, and

the most popular functions of communication.
Communication allows individuals to interact
with others.
Just think of how many times people interact
with other people by talking to them, conversing
with them, laughing with them, and just
enjoying each others company.

Verbal Cues
The

words usually used are mostly

informal
terms
and
casually
delivered,
although
Philippine
society dictates certain decorum
when talking to elders or figures of
authority.

Nonverbal Cues
The

tone used is friendly, even

teasing, and the bodily action is
relaxed.

ACTIVITY
4

members per group

List

down as many specific instances

that you may use Regulation Control.

No

duplication

List

down as many as you can specific

instances that communication may not
be Social Interaction

Full name of the classmate/ nickname

Province where the family came from

Favorite/likes

Dislikes

Other things that the class should know

INFORMATION
Communication

is used to give
information or to convey
information
Teacher giving lecture to the
students

VERBAL CUES
Words

must be carefully chosen

Jargons must be avoided

NONVERBAL CUES
Actual

demonstration to
convince the listener or
audience

MOTIVATION
It

is the most purposive function of

communication.
Communication motivates people to live
better.
Example : a speech for the graduating
students

Verbal Cues
More

direct and purposeful words

are chosen for both men and
women, although these can be
softened for children and elderly

NONVERBAL CUES
Strong

words are accompanied by emphatic

gestures and forceful tone of voice.

Direct

eye contact is necessary to underscore

the speakers sincerity and conviction.

EMOTIONAL
Appealing

to the listeners

feelings
Facilitates peoples expression of
their feelings and emotions
A girl sharing her frustrations in
life

VERBAL CUES
Words

that may appeal to men may not appeal

to women.

There

are words that children use that the

elderly might find insulting and vice versa

NONVERBAL CUES
When

we appeal to someone using

emotions, we accompany this appeal
with touching, hand holding or hugging
or even putting an arm around
someones shoulder.

 These

functions are not mutually exclusive

they do not exist independent of each other.
Most times, the functions overlap.

To

be able to use Regulation/ Control,

Information must be given first. Information is
also important so that there will be a basis for
Motivation to persuade the listener and to
believe in what the Speaker is saying. Motivation
will also be achieved if there is Emotional
Expression in the appeal. Finally, Social
Interaction is the basis for the other Functions to
be accomplished.