it comes from the Latin

it is the mutual exchange

word, “Communicare”
of information, ideas and
that means to impart, to
understanding by any
share or to make
effective means
communication

it is dynamic, systematic,
it is the process by which
irreversible and productive
people seek to share
process in w/c comm
meaning via the
construct personal
transmission of symbolic
meanings through
messages
symbolic interactions
*3 Essential points*

it involves people

it involves shared meanings

it involves symbols
Views on Communication

Communication connects
people

Communication starts
relationship
Functions
of Comm
To inform
To
entertain
To
educat
e
To
persu
To
ade
int
era
ct
 Functions of Comm.

For better understanding of

ourselves and the world in which
we live

For changing people’s attitude,

beliefs, opinions and actions