AN OVERVIEW OF

Chapter 1:
COMMUNICATION
Objectives:
• Provide a clear definition of communication
• Explain the nature and process of communication
• Explain the different communication models
• Identify the verbal and nonverbal messages
• Define intercultural communication
Lesson 1:
Nature and Elements of Communication

Communication activities can help people, even

those from different social groups within a
community, to share information and exchange
ideas in a positive and productive fashion.
COMMUNICATION DEFINED
 Communication- two Latin words, communis and
communicare. Communis means to "make common" and
communicare means "to make common to many. share."
 Communication can be defined as "a systemic process by
which people interact through the exchange of verbal and
nonverbal symbols to create and interpret meanings”.
COMMUNICATION DEFINED
Key ideas in a communication
1. Systemic Process
 Communication is an ever-changing and continuing process.
 When we communicate, what happens before the process
affects the interaction.
 What occurs after a particular communication has taken
place affects future exchanges.
COMMUNICATION DEFINED
Key ideas in a communication
2. People Interaction
 Speakers are described as people who speak.
 Listeners are those who listen in the communication.
 We use the term communicators to refer to those who
simultaneously and continuously send and receive
messages at the same time.
COMMUNICATION DEFINED
Key ideas in a communication
3. Exchange of Verbal and Nonverbal Symbols
 Communicators express themselves much through the use
of verbal symbols, or language; and nonverbal symbols
such as eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, body
movements, physical appearance, and vocal cues.
COMMUNICATION DEFINED
Key ideas in a communication
4. Creation and Interpretation of Meanings
 Communicators create and interpret meanings based on
their past experiences, beliefs, values, goals, self-
concept, and cultural orientation. (urong or urong,
pointing out lips or kiss)
ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION PROCESS
FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION
1. To Improve our Personal Life
• We learn about who we are, and how others perceive us
through mass communication and social media.
• Studies show that children who have been her isolated, or
deprived of human contact for a long time, do not have a
concept of themselves as humans, and that their mental and
psychological ed development have been impaired due to
lack of language.
FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION
2. To Better our Interpersonal Relationship
• Relationships are strengthens with the use of effective
communication strategies.
3. To Help Gain Success in our Professional Lives
• Presenting ideas clearly in an organization helps the
company succeed.
FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION
4. To Broaden our Perspective to Become Civic-Oriented
Individuals
• Communication helps us understand our different
backgrounds and broadens our perspective and
appreciation of human values and viewpoints. By building
on these functions of communication, we are now ready to
identify the basic principles of communication.
THE PRICIPLES OF
COMMUNICATION
1. We cannot not communicate
 The absence or verbal communication emphasizes the
importance of non-verbal.
2. Communication is irreversible
 When a communicator expresses message, it cannot be
undone. You said what you said.
3. Communication is unrepeatable
 What you said earlier cannot be repeated in a very exact way.
You can read the same passage but cannot read it the same
exact way.
THE PRICIPLES OF
COMMUNICATION
4. Communication is a process of adjustment
 In the same way, effective communicators are sensitive enough
to adjust to each other’s behavioral traits and differences in
signal system meaning. (po at opo)
5. Communication is transaction
 Communication is a two-way process that both parties should
agree on their specific transaction.
6. Communication is complex
 To avoid misinterpretation, an effective-communicators must
make concrete messages and clear communication strategies.
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT
COMMUNICATION
• Meanings Are in Words
• Communication is a verbal process
• Telling is communicating
• Communication will solve all our problems
• Communication is a good thing
• The more communication, the better
• Communication is natural ability
• Interpersonal Communication means intimate
communication
• Communicative competence means being an effective
communicator
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