COMMUNICATION & SPEECH Flashcards
NATURE OF COMMUNICATION IN HUMAN INTERACTIONS
PROCESS, SYSTEMATIC, INVOLVES COMMUNICATORS, IRREVERSIBLE, PROACTIVE, SYMBOLIC, INDIVIDUALLY CONSTRUED
Meaning depends on people, not
words.
Communication is INDIVIDUALLY CONSTRUED
Any symbol can be used
to represent a concept
as long as the meaning
is shared by a group of
people. (gestures)
Communication is SYMBOLIC
The audience is an active
constructor of meaning,
evaluating content and
purpose of the message
and the credibility of the
speaker.
Communication is PROACTIVE
Thoughts and
ideas, once
transferred, may
not be reversed.
Communication is IRREVERSIBLE
Both communicators
actively and
simultaneously construct
meaning
Communication INVOLVES COMMUNICATORS
Each system has its own
patterns of communication,
language and vocabulary use,
and rules
Communication is SYSTEMATIC
A continuous and
constantly changing
process
Communication is a PROCESS
8 factors that affect the process of communication
Personality of communicators, History of communication, Time of the day, Feelings of communicators, Relationship between communicators, Perception of self, Environment, Language used in communication
A sender sends a message to a receiver
LINEAR MODEL OF COMMUNICATION (ARISTOTLE)
The communicator has a message sent through a
medium. The receiver gets the message and reacts to it
HAROLD LASSWELL’S MODEL (1948)
The information source encodes a message to a
transmitter and sends it through a channel. Noise
may be present while the channel is utilized and
may affect the way it is transferred to the receiver
and how it reaches the destination
SHANNON-WEAVER MODEL (1949)
WHO INVENTED SOURCE-MESSAGE-CHANNEL-RECEIVER MODEL OF COMMUNICATION
DAVID BERLO’S MODEL (1960)
LOGOS
Logic
ETHOS
Character
PATHOS
Emotions
A person’s
background,
experience, and
knowledge is
factors that impact
interpretation
Wilbur Schramm’s Model
CONTINUOUS
EUGENE WHITE’S MODEL (1960)
INTERACTIONAL MODELS OF COMMUNICATION
TWO-WAY AND FEEDBACK
TRANSACTIONAL MODELS OF COMMUNICATION
DYNAMIC AND SIMULTANEOUS
Communication is something we do with others, not
something we do to them.
TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF COMMUNICATION
Example of TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF COMMUNICATION
Julia Wood’s Model
Continually changes over time
Julia Wood’s Model
TWO TYPES OF MODES OF COMMUNICATION
Verbal and Nonverbal
Uses language as a symbol to represent what we mean
Verbal Communication
Language is…
arbitrary, ambiguous, abstract, rule-governed
Avoids confusion by using correct words, correct grammar, and avoiding jargons and technical terms that may be misunderstood
CLARITY
Fits the audience, context, purpose of communication, and personality of speaker.
Appropriateness
Use of words that stirs mental
images and pictures
VIVIDNESS