LESSON 1

Communication: From Interpersonal

to Mass Communication
Communication

It refers to people or groups of people

imparting or exchanging messages through
speaking, writing, gestures, or even using
other symbolic forms by utilizing a variety
of channels for sending and receiving.
Messages

“a collection of symbols that appear

purposefully organized (meaningful) to
those sending or receiving them”
Types of Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
 Communication that involves two to three
individuals interacting through the use of their
voices and bodies. It would include the exchange
between a teacher and their students, a married
couple, a boss and an intern and so on.

• Mediated Interpersonal Communication

 Communication that is mediated through the use
of devices such as pen, telephone, or computer
 Communication wherein technology stands in
between the parties communicating and
becomes the channel by which the message is
sent or received
Types of Communication
• Small Group Communication
 Discourse between three or more persons

• Organizational Communication
 Communication in a working environment

• Public Communication
 Involves one person communicating to a large
number of people
Eight Elements That Constitute the
Creation of a Message
1. Source: The source is where the message came
from which can be a person or an organization.
2. Encoding: The process by which a message is
translated so it can be transmitted and
communicated to another party. It is how you
compose your sentence as you communicate.
3. Transmitting: The actual act of sending the
message. It can either be through the person’s
vocal cords and facial muscles complemented with
hand gestures, if we mean the act of speaking. It
could also be the posting of an administrative letter
on the bulletin board so everybody can see.
Eight Elements That Constitute the
Creation of a Message
4. Channels: Technologies are the lines that enable
the act of sending or transmitting, which can be the
telephone, the Internet for voice operated
applications, the radio and television, or the print
media to communicate more complex messages.
5. Decoding: The transmitted impulses are converted
to signs as the brain perceives and processes it.
The reverse of encoding, decoding is the process by
which the receiver translates the source’s thoughts
and ideas so they can have meaning.
Eight Elements That Constitute the
Creation of a Message
6. Receiver: The receiver is the one who gets the
message that was transmitted through the
channels. Like the source or sender, the receiver
can be an individual or an organization.
7. Feedback: Feedback is the response generated by
the message that was sent to the receiver, which
can either be immediate or delayed.
8. Noise Interference: Most of the times, there is
something that interferes the transmittal process.
This interference is known as noise, which may be
treated both literally and figuratively.