Functions of

Communication
 Control or
Regulation
Social Interaction
Functions of
Communication Motivation

Emotional
Expression
Information
Dissemination
 1. Control or
Regulation
Communication
funcations to
control behavior
 Control or Regulation

Every organization has its

regulations and these regulations
are communicated to all members in
various ways
 For example:

1. A small organization such a

family has its house rules which
every member has to follow
 For example:

2. The school implements rules

which students and other members
of the school community are obliged
to follow.
 For example:

3. The dress code in a business

organization serves to dictate the
style dressing among its members,
particularly the employees.
 For example:

4. In the school setting, a security

officer may hinder a student or a
school visitor from entering
 For example:

5. The school principal may oblige

the faculty members to attend a
seminar-workshop
 For example:

6. A teacher may require a student

to turn off their cell phones during
class hour.
 For example:

7. Doctor’s Prescription
“Take your medicine 3 times a day”
 For example:

8. Parent’s instruction to their child

“Wash the dishes now, or else i
won’t allow you to go to the party
later.”
 2. Social
Interaction
Used to create
social relationships,
to develop bonds,
intimacy.
 2. Social
Interaction
used to express
preferences,
desires, needs,
wants, decisions,
goals.
 2. Social
Interaction
Communication
allows individual to
interact with
others.
 2. Social
Interaction
Because of the needs
to interact daily,
people communicate
 For example:

1. A student has to talk with his/her

parents regarding his/her allowance
and school requirements
 For example:

2. In school, it is inevitable not to

converse with a teacher, a classmate,
schoolmate or any toher school
employee and official.
 3. Motivation

Communication
motivates or
encourages people
to live better.
 3. Motivation

Motivation is either
internal or external
1. Internal Motivation comes from
within. It is something personal.
 For example:

A student is motivated to study hard

because of his desire to graduate
with honors.
 For example:

A student is motivated to study hard

because of his desire to graduate
with honors.
2. External Motivation emanates
from the outside or from the people
surrounding him.
 For example:

A student is motivated to study hard

because of his father’s promise to
give him an expensive car once he
graduates with honors.
3. Motivation

Encouraging words serve to stimulate

people to perform or do better, that is,
motivate them in a positive wasy.
 For example:

1. A breast cancer patient may

desire to live longer after she hears
words of hope from his loved ones.
 For example:

2. A failing student may continue

pursuing his chosen career path the
moment he hears words of
encouragement from his/her parents or
teachers
 4. Emotional
Expression
Communication
facilitates people’s
expression of their
feelings and emotions
 For example:

When one informs another about the imoending

supertyphoon, the former may express various
emotions in different situations.
1. As he/she informs his loved ones, he/she may
show fear because their house is not a safe place to
stay when there’s a supertyphoon
 For example:

2. He may show love or concern as he informs

them for them to get ready for the calamity.

3. He may show joy and excitement as he envisions

another day of no classes.
 For example:
Apprection:
1. “I’m glad that you came into my life.”
2. “I like you so much”

Expressing a need:
1. “I need you in my life.”

Expressing prayers:
“We pray for those who suffered from their illness.”
 5. Information
Dissemination
Communication
functions to convey
information
 5. Information
Dissemination
Many events or incidents
happen everyday. These
occurences affect people so
they have to be informed.
 For example:

1. A new policy to be implemented

school-wide has to be made known to
all members before its implementation
 For example:

2. The school must tell all students the

grades that they need to earn for them
to qualify as hono students.
POINTS TO REMEMBER

 Communication functions in five

ways
 It regulates and controls behavior, as
in the case of following orders or
instructions.
POINTS TO REMEMBER

 It is used for social interaction and

sharing information through
dynamic, clear, and purposeful
conversation.
POINTS TO REMEMBER

 It motivates individuals to express

what and how they feel through the
use of certain words that depict a
variety of emotions.
 Activity1:

Give at least five reasons or

purposes why people
communicate
 Activity2:
Think of a person who best motivates
you. How does he/she serve as your
motivation? Recall the motivating line
he/she gave.
 Activity3:
Write your insights gained from the discussion.
Complete the following phrases.

1. I have learned that ________________________

2. It is important that____________
 Activity4:
Identify the function of communication in each of
the following situation.

1. the teacher reads and discusses

classroom policies to her students.
2. Ross greets Rachel; then, they start talking
about their plans for the holidays.
 Activity4:
3. Phoebe shares her insights on how to live
peacefully despite a complicated life.
4. Monica shares her personal frustrations with
Chris.
5. The geometry teacher lectures about
mathematical concepts.
 Activity4:
6. Shiela delivers her valedictory speech.
7. The president delivers his last State of the
Nation Address.
8. A television personality thanks the
supportive moviegoers during an interview
 Activity4:
9. The cuty mayor presents her strategies to
execute the plans in a public forum.

10. A tourist guide orients a group of

tourists about a heritage site.