The World of Communication

1
(No Transcript)
2
(No Transcript)
3
http//communication.wadsworth.com/
4
http//www.infotrac-college.com
5
Communication Theories are Supported by Research

• Notice how Julia Wood cites her sources
  throughout Communication in our Lives.
• She uses the APA, American Psychological
  Associations method of citation as most
  communication scholars doing social scientific
  research in the field do.

6
Understanding Citations

• Mead (1934) refers to a work by Mead written in
  1934.
• (Mead, 1934, p. 10) refers to citing page 10 of
  Meads 1934 work.
• Full bibliographic citations for all works are
  found at the end of the text.
• Use these models as you begin your research into
  communication.

7
Personal Values of Communication

• How we see ourselves reflects the views of us
  that others communicate.
• Communication affects our identity and our
  physical well-being.
• Healthy interaction with others is important to
  our physical and mental health.

8
Communication is a Foundation of Relationships

• We build connections with others by
• Revealing our private identities
• Listening to learn about others
• Working out problems
• Remembering shared history
• Planning a future
• Communication creates relationships that last.

9
What Employers are Looking for in College
Graduates

• 1. Oral Communication
• 2. Interpersonal
• 3. Analytical
• 4. Teamwork
• 5. Flexibility

• 6. Computer
• 7. Proficiency in Field
• 8. Written Communication
• 9. Leadership
• 10. Work Experience

Source Job Outlook 97, a survey conducted by
the National Association of Colleges and
Employers, 1996.
10
Breadth of Communication

• Intrapersonal
• Self-Talk
• Interpersonal
• Group
• Public

• Media and New Technologies
• Organizational
• Intercultural
• Ethics

11
Communication Skills Affect Professional Success

• 79 of NYC executives ranked the ability to
  express ideas well verbally as the most important
  qualification in hiring and promoting employees.
• Health care professionals need communication
  skills.
• Technical jobs need communication skills to
  explain technical ideas.

12
Cultural Values

• Citizens in a democracy must be able to express
  ideas and evaluate others ideas.
• Friends need to listen sensitively, express
  empathy and provide support.
• Neighbors need social skills to interact
  pleasantly.
• Civic and social life depend on listening to a
  range of perspectives.

13
Communication Defined

• Communication is a systemic process in which
  people interact with and through symbols to
  create and interpret meanings.

14
Features of Communication

• Communication is a process - it is on going and
  changing continuously.
• We communicate through symbols.
• Anything that abstractly signifies something else
  can be a symbol.
• All language, nonverbal behaviors, art, and music
  are symbols.

15
Meanings

• The content level of meaning is the literal
  message.

• The relationship level of meaning expresses the
  relationship between communicators.

In communication symbols are used to create
meanings.
16
Linear Model of Communication
Information Source
Message
Received Signal
Transmitter
Receiver
Message
Signal
Destination
Noise Source
Message
Receiver
Sender
17
Interactive Model of Communication
Message
Encoder Source Decoder
Decoder Receiver Encoder
Field of Experience
Feedback
18
Transactional Model
Social Systems
Communicator As Field of Experience
Time1
Shared Field of Experience
Symbolic Interactions Over Time
Noise
Time2
Time3
Communicator Bs Field of Experience
19
The Communication Continuum
Impersonal
Interpersonal
Interpersonal
Impersonal
It
You
Thou
20
Careers in Communication

• Research
• Education
• Training and Consulting
• Human Relations and Management

21
Experiencing Communication in our Lives . . .

• View the following speech and then answer the
  questions that follow based on material presented
  in Chapter 1. A manuscript of the speech can be
  found in your text at the end of Chapter 1.

22

• Does Monas speech give you a sense of who she
  is?
• Did Monas introduction catch your attention and
  give you a road map of what she would cover in
  her speech?
• How did Mona create identification between
  herself and listeners?
• How did examples add to the speech?
• How was the quotation from Sasha effective?
• Did Monas conclusion create closure by returning
  to the theme of her introduction?

23
(No Transcript)