Communication Problems

1. Communication Problems in Perception of Reality

2. Values, Attitudes and Opinions

Communication Problems in Perceptions of Communication Problems involving Values,

Reality Attitudes and Opinions

1. Abstracting 1. Favourable or unfavourable information

a. Necessary, desirable abstracts 2. Inadequate or incorrect information

b. Slanted Statements 3. Closed minds

2. Inferring 4. Senders credibility

3. Necessary, desirable Inferences 5. Other circumstances affecting Values,

Attitudes and Opinions
4. Risks of Inferences

PRACTICE EXERCISE 01

Tell a Photo Story

Storytelling is critical to engaging your audience and helping them retain the information you’re sharing. To
practice developing narratives, find an interesting photo online and record yourself presenting a story about it.
Discuss what you think the backstory is, who the people are, their dreams, their motivations, and anything else
that’ll tell a compelling story about them.

Make Up a Definition

No matter what your presentation is about, you should always seem like you have authority over the topic. For
this exercise, choose a word you don’t know the definition of and record yourself saying, with authority, what
you think it means. Pay attention to how you can use your voice and intonations to have more command and
seem more authoritative.