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INTRApersonal communication |
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involves those "conversations" we have WITH OURSELVES |
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INTERpersonal communication |
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is a broad term referring to INTERaction BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS |
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refers to MESSAGES that are TRANSMITTED through a MEDIUM (tv,newspaper,movie etc)to a LARGE heterogeneous AUDIENCE |
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focuses on ONE PERSON's communicating with a LARGE GROUP, usually in a FORMAL setting. |
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Communication is a Process: |
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communicators both SEND and RECEIVE messages SIMULTANEOUSLY.Each component is AFFECTED BY and AFFECTS all others. |
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Communication is complex: |
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1)speech communication operates on both the VERBAL and NONVERBAL levels. 2)the complexity of HUMAN NATURE. |
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Communication is irreversible: |
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you cannot just start a speech over if messed up because prior things said affect all their future things to say. |
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Communication is unrepeatable: |
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the AUDIENCE, the SPEAKER, and the CONTEXT all change constantly, and these changes AFFECT THE COMMUNICATION OF THE MESSAGE. Each repetition is a new communication event, not a "repeated" one, and the message is different each time. |
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Communication is unavoidable: |
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for christians, everything about them has communication potential. |
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7 BASIC COMPONENTS IN THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS: |
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1)sender 2)message 3)channel 4)receiver 5)feedback 6)noise 7)context |
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FORMULATES an IDEA,DETERMINES a PURPOSE, and SELECTS an AUDIENCE. |
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PROCESS of TRANSLATING IDEAS into SYMBOLS that are MEANINGFUL to an AUDIENCE. |
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The speaker encodes his idea into a MESSAGE by: |
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SELECTING the SPECIFIC SYMBOLS that BEST represent his IDEA and ARRANGING those SYMBOLS in a LOGICAL MANNER. |
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The encoded message must be transmitted through this. its the 1)pathway of communication 2)can serve as a component of the message itself |
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the recipient of the message-the person or persons the sender seeks to influence with the message. |
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assigning the meaning to the symbols they hear and see and translating those symbols back into ideas or images. |
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messages sent by the receiver in response to the sender's message |
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PHYSICAL NOISE refers to: |
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actual sounds that can cause distractions. |
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PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE refers to: |
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bodily distractions that can cause you to focus on physical discomfort you may be feeling rather than on the process of communicating. |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE occurs when a communicator's: |
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MENTAL or EMOTIONAL state hinders the communication process. |
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SEMANTIC noise refers to communication problems based on: |
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Physical context refers to the: |
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time and location of the speech |
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keeps in mind the background of the listeners |
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EMOTIONAL context refers to the constantly shifting: |
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INTERPERSONAL climate, which can affect communication profoundly |
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What does it take to be a better communicator? |
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1)WORK! 2)understand the communication process 3)search the bible for communication principles and patterns 4)evaluate the outcomes of your communication activities 5)when necessary, adjust your communication strategies |
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