LESSON 1

EXPLORING THE
NATURE OF
COMMUNICATION
 Communication is not just
the mere transfer of messages
from one person to another but
it also involves a speaker
imparting ideas, concepts, and
data to a group of Listeners (the
Audience) – this is
Communication.
 Communication is about two
people talking such as with a sibling, a
parent, a teacher, or a friend, face-to-
face in real life or even via Internet.
Why is this the case?
Any communication involves a
transaction: a person wants to talk to
someone about something because that
person needs something from that
someone.
 Communication is stirring
up ideas in the mind of another.
It is the sharing of ideas among
a group of people. It is
imparting concepts to an
audience. Monroe et al. (1982)
described it as the sharing of
experiences publicly for the
common good.