Lesson 11

Many think of “communication” as public speaking or as a situation in which one Speaker addresses many Listeners. Others think of it as involving only two people talking to each other, but communication can involve more than two people or an audience. It can be a group discussion, an organizational program, a radio or TV show, or a showcase of tribal dances from all over the Philippines. Indeed, communication may be classified into different types based on the number of participants in the process.

Intrapersonal Communication

This means communicating with oneself.

This may be seen in situations involving talking to or writing to oneself, even thinking to oneself. Further, it may mean repeating a song heard while looking in the mirror, memorizing out loud a dialogue in a play, or berating oneself in a mutter on the way to school for forgetting one’s homework. Diary, private blog, post-it notes to remind oneself, daydreaming, meditating, or mental planning falls under this.

Interpersonal Communication

This means communicating with others. This communication involves more than one person, differentiated by the purpose.

Types of Interpersonal communcation

Dyadic Communication

==Involves two participants==—one speaker and one listener—which ==roles are interchangeable==. Conversation (most common, frequent, popular) is ==informal== while dialogue (usually happens during guidance counseling, consulting an authority, heart-to-heart talk with a trusted person; bares heart and soul to go deeper into their motivation, attitudes, & beliefs) and interview (highly formal than conversation, but not as in-depth as dialogue) are formal dyadic communication.

Small Group Discussion

Requires ==3 to 15 people== to study an issue, discuss a problem, and come up with a solution or a plan. The group has an agenda, a leader, and an outcome to accomplish. Since ==everyone can be both speaker and listener==, rules must be set to facilitate order, which allows a ==full discussion leading to a solution or a plan==.

Can be a study group or task-oriented group.

^^Study group^^ - meant to look into a problem but ==not necessarily come up with a solution.==

^^Task-Oriented Group^^ - studies an issue to ==come up with a plan to resolve that issue.==

Public Communication

==Speaker addresses many listeners==, collectively known as Audience. Roles are ==not interchangeable.==

^^Audience^^ - Many Listeners

Many public communication events are ==formal where speech is prepared==, the speaker dressed appropriately, listeners set to listen to the message; there’s a stage, a lectern, a microphone coupled with sound system and with emcee, and a welcome address, an introduction of the keynote speaker, an a closing remarks.

Some public speaking are informal with no features that formal ones have. This happens when the gathering is ==impromptu== such as family reunions, and is most often seen during protest rallies, especially while participants are moving through the streets.

Mass Communication

It is any of the ==above human verbal interactions== carried out with the ==aid of mass media technology== (radio, television, newspaper). Because of the advent of the internet and worldwide web, it now includes Social Media. In fact, radio and TV have joined social media by putting up their own websites to communicate to a larger audience.

Organizational Communication

It refers to the ==interaction of members== along the links in an ==organizational structure==. It may be formal or informal.

^^Formal organizational communication^^ - uses the ==proper channels== illustrated by an organizational chart. Memos, announcements, and reports are passed along the members of the organization following the chain of command.

^^Informal version^^ - ==bypasses the links, skips forward or backwards,== or even goes sideways just to achieve the same goal.

Intercultural Communication

It is the ==exchange of concepts, traditions, valactices values==, and practices between and among people of different nationalities and ways of life.

To make it more meaningful, there should be a deeper understanding and awareness not only of what makes various nationalities different and unique, but also similar and familiar. A lecture on Chinese way of doing business might enlighten a Filipino businessman; chatting with a friend from Abu Dhabi might bring out the difficulties of a Catholic Filipino migrant worker in a Muslim country.