Communication, Tenents of Communication, Basic Forms of Communication Flashcards
Dr. Randy Pausch
Elephant in the room
Communication came from the latin word
Communicare
Communicare means
to Share
Communication is
-meaningful exchange of info between two or more people
-activity of conveying info thru exchange of thoughts by speech, visual etc
-two-way process
-using words,actions or both
Tenets of communication
are principles held to be true
What are the Tenets of Communication
Dynamic, Irreversible, Contextualized, Continuous, Transaction, Learned, Sharing of meanings,
two levels of meanings
content and relationship
Communication is Dynamic
goes beyond words, changes constantly
Communication is irreversible
cannot be taken back
Communication is Contextualized
may occur in various settings, bidirectional transfer within context, at the right time
Communication is Continuous
It is endless and constant
Communication is transactional
has a sender, receiver and they exchange roles
Communication is Learned
can be mastered through practice
True or False : Receiver and sender are the onky variables that play in interaction
False
Sender:Receiver, Speaker:?
Listener
Non-verbal communication
unstructured, spontaneaous, initial reaction
Verbal
Rule specific, almost always planned
Similatlrity of both
Culturally diversed