Purposive communication

Purposive Communication

  • Definition: Communication with a specific purpose or goal in mind.

Communication Language

  • Relationship: Discusses the differences and similarities between communication and language.

Talking Parrot vs. Speaking Parrot

  • Talking Parrot: Mimics human words.

  • Speaking Parrot: Understands and uses words in context.

Language and Communication

  • Language: A systematic method for arranging words and sentences.

  • Communication: Contextual and involves meaningful exchanges through verbal and nonverbal messages.

Importance of Studying Communication

  1. Mutual Exchange: Engaging in two -way interaction.

  2. Understanding: Ensuring clarity in messaging.

  3. Progress: Facilitated advancements in personal and societal contexts.

  4. Social Interaction: The role of words in society.

  5. Expression: A divine gift for expressing adoration to God.

Major Types of Communication

  • Intrapersonal Communication: Internal dialogue and self-reflection.

  • Interpersonal Communication: Interaction between two or more people, utilizing verbal and nonverbal cues.

Intrapersonal Communication

  • Description: Conversations with oneself; involves thinking internally.

  • Importance: Self-awareness, emotional regulation, and problem-solving.

Interpersonal Communication

  • . Description: Verbal and nonverbal exchange between individuals.

  • Functions: Relationship building, conflict resolution, and collaboration.

Types of Interpersonal Communication

  1. One-to-one Communication

  2. Group Communication

  3. Public Communication

  4. Mass Communication

Fu nctions of Communication

A. Social Functions

  • Meeting psychological needs, fulfilling obligations, building and maintaining relationships, enhancing self-identity, and managing conflict.

B. Decision-Making Functions

M Its Process, Standards, Principles, and Ethics

Objectives

  • Understand the nature, components, process, principles, and ethics of communication in diverse contexts.

Lesson 1 Outline

  • Topics Covered: Components, Standards, Process, Principles, Ethics of Communication.

A. Components of Communication

  1. Sender

  2. Message

  3. Channel

  4. Noise

  5. Context

  6. Receiver

  7. Feedback

B. Communication Process

  • Steps: Noise, Sender, Encoding, Transmission, Feedback, Decoding, Receiver.

C. Standards of Communication

  1. Interaction: Participants influence one another.

  2. Communicative Act: Engagement of sender and receiver.

  3. Message Conveyance: Received messages may differ from those sent.

  4. Multiple Levels: Communication occurs on various levels.

D. Principles of Interpersonal Communication

  1. Inescapable: Inescapable in daily life.

  2. Irreversible: Cannot be taken back once spoken.

  3. Complicated: Complexity in understanding.

  4. Contextual: Influenced by various factors (psychological, situational, environmental, relational, cultural).

E. Ethics of Communication

  • Principles include: Clear communication, listening actively, and respecting boundaries.

Principles of Communication

1. Clarity

  • Messages should be clear and contextually appropriate.

2. Conciseness

  • Keep messages brief; avoid unnecessary details.

3. Completeness

  • Ensure messages are detailed and accurate, providing context.

4. Organization

  • Plan communication systematically for effective flow.

5. Empathy

  • Acknowledge the receiver’s needs in messaging.

6. Flexibility

  • Adapt c ommunication to meet audience expectations.

Listening Channel

Active Listening

  • Elements: Decoding, interpreting, comprehending, decision-making, feedback.

Listening Skills

  • Essentials: Attention, understanding, confirmation of what was said.

Techniques for Improving Listening Skills

  • AIM: Attention, Interest, Motivation.

Listening Barriers

  1. Can'thear: Due to poor equipment.

  2. Don't hear: Distractions or mumbles.

  3. Won't hear: Preconceptions about speaker's importance.

  4. Can't understand: Complexity of language used.

  5. Don't understand: Lack of prior knowledge.

  6. Won't understand: Personal biases against topic.

Modes of Communication

Nonverbal Communication

  • Definitions and examples: Body language, gestures, facial expressions, etc.

Verbal Communication

  • Definition: Sounds made by human voice.

Quality of Effective Speaking Voice

  1. Voice Quality

  • Timber or tone color.

  1. Intelligibility

  • Factors affecting clarity: loudness, duration, enunciation, pronunciation, vocal stress.

  1. Variety

  • Flexibility of voice in terms of rate, pitch, force, emphasis.

    • rate - refers to the speed of the speaker’s utterance (120 to 150 words per minute)

    • pitch - how high or low a voice may be

    • force - suffiecient energy or vocal force for talking loudly enough to be heard easily.

    • emphasis - stress placed upon syllable, word or group of words.