THE PROCESS OF

COMMUNICATION
ORAL COMMUNICATION
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 Class Rules
1. Strictly follow health protocols. Listen to your teacher.
2. Participate in class.
3. Respect one another.
4. Do your best in your performances.
5. Raise your hand if you want to answer or if you want
to go out.

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At the end of the class, you should be
able to:

Explain the functions, nature

and process of communication
Elements of Communication
Communication is divided into elements which help
us better understand its mechanics or process.

Speaker – the source of information or message.

Message – the information, ideas, or thoughts
conveyed by the speaker in words or in actions.
Elements of Communication
Encoding – the process of converting the
message into words, actions, or other
forms that the speaker understands.
Elements of Communication
Channel – the medium or the means, such as
personal or non-personal, verbal or
nonverbal, in which the encoded message is
conveyed.
Elements of Communication
Decoding – the process of interpreting the
encoded message of the speaker by
the receiver.
Elements of Communication
Receiver – the recipient of the message, or
someone who decodes the message.

Feedback – the reactions, responses, or

information provided by the receiver.
Elements of Communication
Context – the environment where
communication takes place.

Barrier – the factors that affect the flow of

communication.
 Nature of
Communication
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 Communication is a
process that unfolds over
time and creates our
social world.
 Communication occurs
between two or more people
(the speaker and the
receiver).
 Communication can be
expressed through words
(verbal), action
(nonverbal), or both at the
same time.
 Process of
Communication
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 Functions of
Communication
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QUIZ 1
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response of the
receiver
 someone who
gives the message
 medium used to
convey a message
a barrier to the
message between
sender and
receiver
an idea or information
that is sent to someone
someone who receives
the message
Identify whether the following activity presents
communication. Put √ if it presents communication and
X if it does not.

____ 1. video conferencing

____ 2. dreaming for a vacation
____ 3. talking to yourself in a mirror
____ 4. class discussion
____ 5. conversation using sign language
Read the given statements below and tell whether the
statement is TRUE or FALSE.
____________6. Feedback is important in communication.
__________7. The effectiveness of communication solely depend on
how the speaker delivers his/her message.
__________8. Sign language could be a form of medium or channel in
communication.
__________9. The speaker is the one who decodes the message.
__________10. If the receiver gives a correct response to the speaker,
communication occurs.