Communication Principles and Processes

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Course Outline

  1. Nature and Importance of Communication
  2. Elements of the Communication Process
  3. Principles and Characteristics
  4. Verbal and Nonverbal Language
  5. Nonverbal Communication Systems
  6. Communication Flows in the Workplace

1. Nature and Importance of Communication

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Communication : the mutual exchange of information, ideas, and understanding through effective verbal or nonverbal means

Essential Points

  • Communication enables humans to express thoughts, feelings, aspirations, doubts, questions, and fears and serves as an instrument for human interaction.

Memory Hook

Human social needs → communication → shared information, ideas, and understanding

2. Elements of the Communication Process

Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. Which description best defines communication?

2. What is the primary purpose of communication?

3. Why is communication important in human interaction?

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What is communication?

The mutual exchange of information, ideas, and understanding through verbal or nonverbal means.

Communication definition

Mutual exchange of ideas and understanding.

What does communication enable humans to express?

Thoughts, feelings, aspirations, doubts, questions, and fears.

Elements of communication

Sender, medium, channel, receiver, feedback.

What does the sender or encoder do in communication?

They conceptualize the message and choose the most effective transmission form.

Communication principles

Interpretative, ethical, symbolic, context-dependent.

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