Introduction to communication
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This document provides an introduction to communication, including definitions and types. It defines communication as a process of sharing experiences based on commonalities. Communication can be verbal, including spoken and written language, and non-verbal, including gestures, body language, and facial expressions. It also discusses intrapersonal communication within an individual, interpersonal communication between two people which is intimate and direct, group communication which is less personal, and mass communication through large-scale media tools.
Introduction to communication
- 2. COMMUNICATION The word communication derived from Latin n. ‘Communis’ & v. ‘Communicare’- “to make common” It has simplest sense- Involvement is more for to communicare It is thus not so much an act/ as a process It is a fact in the world human beings, animals and plants
- 3. DEFINITION It is a process which increases commonality. -Denis McQuails It also requires elements of commonality Language Shared Culture Common interest It brings people together ‘Sadharanikaran’-Sanskrit term denotes common/ commonness It can be achieved only among ‘Sahridayas’.
- 4. DEFINITION Sharing of experiences on the basis of commonness- - Wilbur Schramm Its an exchange of ideas, opinions by two or more people -Newman & Summer It is the exchange of information and transmission of meaning - Elihu Katz & Khan
- 5. COMMUNICATION It progresses by means of keep in touch Not just words and music, picture and print, postures etc Every word catches the some one’s attention Every sound that resonates upon another’s ear Its free for animal, birds, nature, air creatures. Ex: The croaking of frogs-rainy season begins
- 6. TYPES OF COMMUNICATION It has been classified into several types In terms of Verbal & Non-verbal Techno. & Non-technological Mediated & Non-mediated Participatory & Non-participatory In the actual practice, there is much overlapping Size plays key role in the process.
- 7. VERBAL & NON-VERBAL Verbal Communication -Spoken or Written Non verbal Communication - gestures, body language, facial expression eye contact and dressing
- 8. VERBAL & NON-VERBAL Speech also contains nonverbal elements It known as paralanguage, e.g. rhythm (beat) intonation (tone) tempo and stress. (pitch) It affects communication most at the subconscious level It also establishes trust. written texts include nonverbal elements- handwriting style, spatial arrangement of words Use of emoticons to convey emotion.
- 9. VERBAL & NON-VERBAL Non-verbal behavior is relied on to judge another’s attitudes and feelings. All the non-verbal channels must be engaged during face- to-face interaction. Non-verbal behaviors may form a universal language system. That are used and understood by people regardless of nationality.
- 10. POPULAR TYPES One common typology relates to the sizes of social group It ranges from -Intrapersonal, Interpersonal Group and the mass Mass-line communication Interactive communication
- 11. INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION It is individual reflection, contemplation and meditation Transcendental meditation Transpersonal comm.-conversing with the divine, with spirit and ancestors. This is vital experience in the religious and monastic life.
- 12. INTERPERRSONAL COMM. It is face-to-face communication b/w two personals Dialogues or conversations without the intervention of another person It is personal, direct and intimate It allows the maximum interaction and exchange It is known as highest and most perfect form. It is more persuasive and influential
- 13. INTERPERRSONAL COMM. It takes within its compass words. Body movements Physical characteristics Body odors and clothes It involves the sharing common space and time.
- 14. INTERPERRSONAL COMM. It conducted on the basis of focused and unfocused interactions Most of the interpersonal communication is unfocused nature
- 15. STAGES OF INTERPERSONAL COMM. It has three stages i.e. The phatic stage The personal stage The intimate stage
- 16. GROUP COMMUNICATION The larger the group has less personal/ intimacy Complex process Monology Less participation More misunderstanding Feedback is unfair
- 17. MASS COMMUNICATION Group communication is extended by mass comm. tools Modern Mass Media tools: Books, The press Cinema, Radio TV, Video & Internet Traditional community media: Folklore
- 18. MASS-LINE COMMUNICATION Talk to the masses termed as mass-line communication -Mao Zedong The essence is personal experience Respect for the peasant's knowledge Non-manipulative information
- 19. INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION Communication via the new media Ex. Mobile, Computers, electronic mails It is asynchronicity.
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