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GRADUATE SCHOOL
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THE NATURE OF COMMUNICATION

EDEN GRACE CARMONA YUNGCO

Reporter No. 1

Via Google Meet

October 16, 2021

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OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the session, learners should

be able to:

1. Explain the nature of communication.

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 What is Communication?
Communication
is a process by which
people send messages
or exchange ideas or
thought with one
another in a verbal or
non-verbal manner.

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What is Communication?
Communication
came from the latin
word “communicare”,
meaning to share, to
make something
common.

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Communication is a PROCESS

• TRANSMIT • SHARE
• Foundation
• CREATE
• Transaction
al Model of al Model of • Constituti
Communica Communica ve
tion tion Approach
• Shannon • Barlund’s • Robert
and Warren Model Craig

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 ACTIVE,
POWERFUL
AND
FORCEFUL

SCHEMAT
A-DRIVEN SYMBOLI
C
INTERPRETATI
VE ACT

RESULT IN
SOMETHIN
G

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1. Communication is Schemata-driven
Communication makes
you send to or receive
messages from somebody by
activating your schemata,
experiences or background
knowledge that you have
stored in your brain since
your early developmental
stages.

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What does SCHEMATA means?
In psychology and cognitive
science, a schema (plural
schemata or schemas)
describes an organized
pattern of though or behavior
that organizes categories of
information and the
relationships among them.

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❖ It begins with yourself, you begin with what you have
already stocked in your brain or with what you have
already known or understood about the subject
matter of the communicative act.

❖ Transmitted messages become understandable or

meaningful because of your innate or old knowledge
about the messages.

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2. Communication is an interpretative
act
The only person who knows
the exact of full meaning of
the message transmitted is
the sender or speaker.

Being the creator or source

of the ideas, he has the
absolute knowledge about
his message.
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Why it is called an interpretative act?
Because the role of the
receiver or listener is just
to interpret, infer, or guess
the meaning of things
appealing to his sense of
hearing.

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3. Communication does not guarantee a
direct or automatic link between two minds
These forms of
knowledge become
meaningful only to
others when you
initiate communication
with them.

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4. Communication is active, powerful, or
forceful
ACTIVE-Engage in action

Forceful-Full of force,
powerful or effective

Powerful-having great
effectiveness
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5. Communication is symbolic
Symbols, signs, or marks like letters, words,
sentences, graphs, pictures and other
concrete objects represent or stand for ideas
that you intend to convey verbally.

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Communication is symbolic
For non-verbal communication, your resort to
bodily actions (gestures, eye, movements,
posture, facial expressions) voice quality, space
and time elements to stand for the ideas you
want to express.

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6. Communication always results in
something
Two or more persons participate in any
communicative act. The first, expresses or
sends a message; the second, responds or
reacts to a message.

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SUMMARY

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REFLECTION
-Communication is
indispensable. It’s the
only way we learn who we
are, since our sense of
identity comes from the
way we interact with other
people.
-Communication includes
a great deal of human
activity.

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QUESTION
1. How would you
describe good or
effective
communication?

2. What are the greatest

challenges to good
communication
especially this
pandemic?

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