Lesson 1: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Communication

Communication

It is a systematic process in which individuals interact with and through symbols to create and interpret meanings.

Wood, 2004 as cited in Agnaou, 2012

The definition of communication is cited from who?

Sending the message, receiving the message

Process of Communication

Speaker or sender

It is the source of the message.

Message

Any information the speaker/sender wants to communicate using a medium.

Medium

Form in which the speaker conveys the message through a channel.

Channel

Mode, method, or means of sending or expressing the message.

Listener or receiver

Gets and decodes the message in the medium.

Feedback

Receiver’s response, verbally or nonverbally.

Context

Situation or environment in which communication takes place.

Noise

Anything that impedes the ay of accurately sending, receiving, and interpreting of the message.

Intrapersonal Communication

It is self-talk, or communication with oneself.

Intrapersonal Communication

The person involved in the communication process serves as both the sender and the receiver of the message.

Intrapersonal Communication

It involves thoughts, feelings, and ideas, and is the internal dialogue people have with themselves.

Intrapersonal Communication

It can be used to motivate, guide decision making, and reflect on life experiences.

Internal discourse, vocal discourse, written discourse

Forms of Intrapersonal Communication.

Internal DIscourse

Involves reflection, analysis, and concentration.

Internal discourse

Some activities that are under internal discourse are daydreaming, analyzing, praying, and meditating.

Solo Vocal Discourse

A person engages in ____, when they talk out loud to themselves.

Solo Vocal Discourse

Some people use it as a way to clear their minds, while others use it as a way to practice for an event.

Solo written discourse

It involves writing for oneself and is not intended for others.

Solo written discourse

The practice of keeping a diary, and personal journal in which one records one’s daily activities.

Interpersonal Communication

Formal or informal interaction in the process of sending and receiving information between two or more people.

Dyadic communication, group communication, public communication

Types of interpersonal communication.

Dyadic communication

Communication that occurs between two people.

Group Communication

Communication that involves at least three but not more than twelve people engaging in a face-to-face interaction to achieve a desired goal.

Public Communication

Communication that requires you to deliver or send the message before or in front of a group.

Public communication

The message can be driven by informational or persuasive purposes.