SAS 3 COMMUNICATING FOR A PURPOSE

purposive communication

flow of information or exchange of message guided by an awareness of intent and context

informative communication

sharing knowledge in an objective and unbiased manner

persuasive communication

attempting to change the belief of others

narrative communication

sharing a sequence of events, usually to tell how a problematic situation is resolved

affective communication

sharing of positive and negative feelings and opinions about things, events, ideas, oneself and others

personal, academic, and business

forms of context

verbal communication

• involves words such as speaking and writing

• listening and reading comprehension

• oral and written expression

• language, call, lecture, email, face to face communication, text

non verbal communication

• communicating without words

• involves body language, tones, and symbols

• posture, facial expression, gestures, appearance, space, multimedia, silence, body distance, eye contact