Communication

Communication

To succeed in engaging in various activities and

relationships, students should gain insight in the
nature of communication and use appropriate
types of communication and speech.

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 What is Communication?

It is the sharing of information for a variety of

purposes, such as informing, persuading,
motivating, or influencing. Speech may be formal
or informal. Whatever the type oral speech must
be delivered effectively.

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 Functions of communication

Communication creates and maintains self-identity.

Communication helps create communities.
Communication forms and strengthens
relationships.
Communication influences people.
Communication conveys and generates
information.
Communication helps create information and
knowledge
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 Types of Communication
Based on Style and Purposes

Formal Speech Informal

Speech

It is prepared for It is written for

occasions like more common
electioneering or purposes. It is
business meetings. more relaxed and
casual and tends
Such formal to be spread by
communication is word of the mouth.
well established and
planned
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 Types of Communication Based on
Style and Purposes

Formal Speech Informal Speech

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 Types of Communication Based
on Communication Channels
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 Verbal
Refers to the sounds and language to
relay a message.
Face-to-face verbal communication is
the most common and most rife with
additional stimulus from paralinguistics,
extralinguistic, and proxemic sources.

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 Verbal
Paralinguistics
-refers to the use of the non verbal
components of oral language such as pitch,
intonation and stress to convey message.
Extralinguistics
-refers to the deliberate or unconscious use
of bodily movement,including faces and
hands, to express thoughts and intentions.
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 Technological Communication

is another aspect to consider in verbal

communication.
This communication takes place with the aid
of technology like the phone.

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 Importance of Verbal Communication

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 Importance of Verbal
Communication

It is the fundamental components in a

number of interaction
Verbal communication are utilized to teach,
learn, empathize, sympathize and comfort.
It involves several skills.
It requires observing the verbal and
nonverbal clues to monitor the other aspects
of the message.
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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
 Nature of Language and Meaning

The nonverbal communication is the type of

communication that does not involve the use
of verbal language.
It is made up of tone of voice, body
language, gestures, eye contact, facial
expression and proximity.

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 Characteristics of Nonverbal Communication

Nonverbal communication can be with

intention or without time control can be
premeditated.
Nonverbal messages are ambiguous.
Nonverbal communication is multi
channeled.

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 Categories of Nonverbal Communication as
Communication Cues

EYE CONTACT
It is an important
nonverbal
communication tool for
determining the interest
of another person in a
conversation.

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 Categories of Nonverbal Communication as
Communication Cues

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
These are responsible for
a huge portion of
nonverbal communication.
These expressions
include smiling, frowning,
furrowing the brow and
wrinkling the nose.
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 Categories of Nonverbal Communication as
Communication Cues

GESTURES
Is a nonverbal
communication that
animates the two-way
flows of intentions and
meanings.

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 Categories of Nonverbal Communication as
Communication Cues

PHYSICAL SPACE
It is the spatial point or
series of points an
interlocutor.
The amount of space
between two people
communicating varied
between cultures and
situations
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 Categories of Nonverbal Communication as
Communication Cues

POSTURE and BODILY

MOVEMENTS
Common types of bodily
movements include
bearing and small
movements, such as
tapping fingers or playing
with jewellery.

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 Categories of Nonverbal Communication as
Communication Cues

VOCAL RANGE
Consist of vocal tone
volume, both of which
reveal subtle feelings.

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 Subcategories of Nonverbal Communication

PROXEMICS

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 Subcategories of Nonverbal Communication

Intimate distance
- for embracing, touching or whispering
Personal distance
-for interactions among good friends or family
members
Social distance
-for interactions among acquaintances
Public distance
- used for public speaking
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 Subcategories of Nonverbal Communication

HAPTICS
Is a touch base
communication.
There are 6 different kinds
of touch.
Positive, playful, control,
ritualistic, task-related and
unintentional.
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 Subcategories of Nonverbal Communication

VOCALICS/PARALANGUAGE and SILENCE

Volume communicates something more then
the meanings conveyed by the oral language
Quality- is highly subjective
Fillers or vocal interrupters refers to words
like as you know, uh uh.
Silence - the absence of voice
Territory- the space we stake out for our own
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 Subcategories of Nonverbal Communication

VOCALICS/PARALANGUAGE and SILENCE

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 Subcategories of Nonverbal Communication

CHRONEMICS
Monochromic time system
means that things are done one
at a time and time are
segmented into precise small
units.
Polychronic time system
is a system were several things
can be done at once; it is more
fluid approach to scheduled
time
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 Subcategories of Nonverbal Communication

OCULESICS
The study of the
eyes and eye
movement when
communicating.

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 Subcategories of Nonverbal Communication

PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE
It focuses on our
choice of color,
clothing, hairstyle, and
other factors affecting
appearance.

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