Business Communication Flashcards
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3 Characteristics of communication
a) Situated- environment or social context
b) Relational- effective when you take into consideration the people and purpose of their communication
c) Transactional- 2 way street, must adapt to each other as the conversation progresses
Communication
The transactional and relational process involving the meaningful exchange of information
Interpersonal communication
Intrapersonal communication
between two or more people
between one person
Intrapersonal communication
between you and yourself
Proxemics(use of space)
how close/ far you are away from the person your communicating with determines how well you will absorb the information
Chronemics(use of time)
how punctual you are, how long you are willing to engage and pace of the communication
Vocalics(paralanguage)
non- verbal vocal qualities ex: pitch, volume, tempo
Kinesics(body language)
gestures, posture, eye contact, facial expressions, image, hair/makeup
Ethnocentrism
the tendency to make false assumptions based on the limited experience that ones own culture is superior to others