Levels of Communication Flashcards
Occurs in your own mind, basis of feelings, biases, prejudices, and beliefs, develops sense of self and how to communicate yourself to others.
INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
True or False: Intrapersonal communication is only encoding
False, intrapersonal communication includes how we think and how we talk to yourself—not only what we think.
It is the idea that you have about yourself. It may be different from how others perceive you.
Self Concept
Communication of a minimum of two parties, in different settings and contexts. Needs a response.
Interpersonal Communication
Core functions of interpersonal communication
- Gaining information
- Building a context of understanding
- Establishing identity
- Fulfilling interpersonal needs
(inclusion, control, affection)
Principles of Interpersonal Communication
- Inescapable
- Irreversible
- Complicated
- Contextual
You cannot fully avoid interpersonal communication.
Even notsaying anything communicatessomething
to others.
Inescapable
You can’t really take back something once it has been said.
Irreversible
Because of the number of variables involved, even simple requests are extremely complex.
Complicated
It always happens in a specific situation within specific circumstances and culture.
Contextual
Three to twelve people who are usually in proximity and who usually stay in close proximity brought together by a common purpose
Small group communication
is ideal for brainstorming, focus discussions, problem solving, support group/group therapy.
Small group communication
Kinds of people in small group communication
- Dominator
- Fighter
- Fixer
- Attention seeker
- Withdrawer
is communication within an organization which usually:
- has interdependent members and departments
- has a hierarchical structure
- is formal and deferential
- is bound by company policies and culture
ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMUNICATION
Kinds of organizational communication
- Downward flow
- Upward flow
- Horizontal flow
