nature

of communication
LESSON I
What do you think of when you hear the
word “Communication”?
It involves a speaker imparting ideas,
concepts, and data to a group of listeners.
It is stirring up ideas in the mind of another.
It involves a transaction.
Did you know?

Being able to talk does not guarantee that the

student is already a good communicator.
 NATURE OF COMMUNICATION

 Communication is a process.
 Communication is much more of an ART than a science.
 Communication has a sender and receiver.
 Communication is verbal or non-verbal.
 Communication is inevitable.
 Communication is irreversible.
 Communication is unrepeatable.
Communication is a process.

 process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors

to express or exchange information or to express
your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else.
Communication is much more of an ART than a science.

 noright or wrong way to communicate – no set of

absolute rules to be followed
Communication has a sender and
receiver.

 communication is a means of connecting people

or places.
Communication is verbal or non-verbal.

 Communication can be expressed through

written or spoken words (verbal) or actions
(non-verbal) of both spoken words and
nonverbal actions at the same time.
Communication is inevitable.

 “doesnot want to communicate” feeling of

someone actually does communicate
something
Communication is irreversible.

 This means that what you have said can never

be unsaid.
Communication is unrepeatable.

 Communication can never be duplicated.

ELEMENTS OF
COMMUNICATION
LESSON I
Communication is divided into elements.

•  Encoding
Speaker
 Decoding
• Receiver
 context
• Message
• Channel
• Barrier
• Feedback
Speaker

 Source of information
 Crafts the message accordingly and decides how to deliver it
Receiver / LISTENER

 Recipient of the message

 Makes sense of what is said and reacts to it
Message

 Information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker

 It is what needs to be delivered or imparted to somebody else
 Why the speaker wants to say it
 What the speaker wants to say it
 How the speaker wants to say it
Channel

 Medium or means of communication

 A message is sent and received via the senses
Barrier/ Noise

 Factors that affect the flow of communication

 Physical noise, physiological noise, psychological noise,
Feedback / Response

 Responses provided by the receiver

 Interpretation of the message
encoding

 The process of converting the message into words, actions, or other forms that the
speaker understands
Decoding

 The process of interpreting the encoded message of the speaker by the receiver