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COMMUNICATION

Dr. Elizabeth Anthony


FSTPi, UTHM
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COMMUNICATION
What is communication?

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Tutorial task 1
Discuss and state very briefly
what communication is to you.
Provide some examples as well.

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COMMUNICATION
Communication is the activity of
conveying .
Any process: sharing information,
ideas & feelings.

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COMMUNICATION
Is an active process and a
changing event.
Is the key to success.
To live is to communicate.
To communicate effectively is
to enjoy life more fully.
Is a two-way traffic & not a oneway process.
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COMMUNICATION
Involves:

- spoken and written


words (verbal & nonverbal)
- body language (use of
postures, gestures &
facial expression)
- personal mannerisms
- style
- physical environment

o use of hand, body, face, arm or head


adds meaning to a message.
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COMMUNICATION
Is very important in our lives.
We use it :
- for persuasion
- to improve relationships
- to inform
- to share
- to discover & uncover
information
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COMMUNICATION:
THE ELEMENTS

WHO
(sender)
TO WHOM
(receiver)
WHAT IS SAID
(message)
WHAT CHANNEL
(mode)
THE EFFECT
(feedback)
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COMMUNICATION:
THE FORMS
Speech
Written
Symbols
Gestures
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COMMUNICATION:
THE TYPES
Intrapersonal Communication
Example: Internal thought or language - day

dreaming, thinking aloud, rehearsing, etc.

Interpersonal Communication

Example: Face-to-face spoken communication

meetings, telephone conversation, interview, etc.

Communication to Group

Example: One person to a group speech, lecture,

concert, paintings, novels, poems, etc.


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Further reference
http://www.slideshare.net/nusan
tara99/communication-skills51895
http://www.slideshare.net/agillie
s/3-steps-to-effectivelycommunicating

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Tutorial task 2
Observe the way people (men,
women & children) communicate in
various places and occasions. For
example at home, work, market,
park, school/college, etc.
Pay attention to their verbal (speech
patterns) and non-verbal (symbolic
behaviour, facial expression and
body language) communication.
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Tutorial task 2
Identify if they are the same or
different.
State the similarities and differences
that you had noticed. Include
examples if necessary.
Report your observation in the
written form via e-mail:
eliz@uthm.edu.my
Latest 22 September 2012
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