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Nonverbal Communication

• It involves conveying messages without linguistic systems including gestures, facial expressions, posture, and tone.
• It does not rely on spoken or written words but rather non-linguistic cues.

Haptics

• Haptics are a form of nonverbal interaction that uses touch which can include handshakes, hugs, or pats.
• It is not the role of time in communication (chronemics), personal space (proxemics), or body movements (kinesics).

Communication in Diverse Classrooms

• Interpersonal, intercultural, and extended communication are essential for students from diverse backgrounds to work together.
• Interpersonal communication allows students to interact on a personal level.
• Intercultural communication enables students to navigate cultural differences.
• Extended communication helps students coordinate and share information through digital tools.

World Englishes

• Used to describe varieties of English influenced by local cultures and languages.
• It acknowledges English adapts across cultures, creating diverse variations.
• It is not monolingualism, standardization, or globalization in general.

Confidentiality

• Maintaining confidentiality is ethical and respects private information shared in a professional setting.
• Disclosing private details without consent violates ethical communication principles.

Tone of Voice

• Tone of voice conveys emotions and attitudes beyond the words themselves, and influences how the message is received.
• It is not only the words that are important but how the words are delivered

Subject Line

• The subject line typically contains a brief summary or overview of the main message in an email.
• The subject line informs recipients of the purpose or topic before opening the email.

Physical Barrier

• Communication can be inhibited by external noise coming from construction.
• Noise is an environmental factor.

Kinesics

• Eye contact, hand gestures, and body language are nonverbal cues studied in kinesics.
• Postures can communicate attitudes, emotions, and intentions without spoken words.
• Proxemics relates to the use of space; paralanguage focuses on vocal aspects and chronemics examines the role of time.

Aristotle

• Regarded as the father of purposive communication.
• He emphasized rhetoric and persuasion.

Sender Role

• In the communication process, the sender originates and encodes the message.
• The sender crafts and sends an email.

English in the Philippines

• English is used as a second language for formal and business communication in the Philippines.
• English is used in professional, governmental, and educational settings.

Communication Noise

• Communication Noise is any barrier that distorts or prevents the effective transmission of a message.
• Communication noise can be physical, psychological, semantic, or technical nature.

Freedom of Expression

• Key principle of ethical communication.
• Ensures individuals express thoughts without fear of suppression.

Paralanguage Contribution

• Paralanguage supports verbal communication through tone, pitch, and speech rate.
• Paralanguage refers to non-verbal elements like intonation, stress, and rhythm.

Cross-Cultural Communication

• Cross-cultural communication benefits from simplifying language and confirming understanding.
• Clarity avoids jargon, and checking comprehension ensures messages are correctly interpreted.

Diagonal Communication

• Diagonal communication happens when a company conducts meetings where workers from different levels of the hierarchy exchange ideas.
• Diagonal communication involves interaction across different levels and departments.

High-Context Communication

• High-context communication relies on implicit understanding, cultural norms, and shared experiences.
• A group of close friends understands each other through subtle cues and gestures

Communication Limitations

• Communication not always a remedy.
• Misinterpretations, cultural differences, emotional biases, and poor communication skills can lead to more confusion rather than clarity.

Read Speech

• Read speech delivers information from a prepared script.
• Read speech is useful with there’s too much material to memorize
• Read speech is useful when the original speaker is not there and someone else must represent them.

Speech Topic Importance

• The most effective speech topics matter both to speaker and audience.
• This ensures relevance, engagement, and a deeper connection with listeners.

Communication Success

• The communication may succeed or fail when the sender and receiver apply different meanings to the same message.
• The effectiveness depends on how well the sender and receiver can clarify and align their meanings.

Psychological Noise

• Psychological noise involves internal mental distractions that interfere with communication.
• Psychological noise can be preoccupation with problems.

Feedback in Facebook

• Feedback is the response to a message.
• In communication theory, feedback refers to a response or reaction message
• John Lee's response to Rose's message on Facebook is feedback.

Visual Aids

• Illustrate and support key points or ideas
• Are meant make the message clearer and easier to understand.

Informative Speech

• Sharing factual information about a historical event is an example of an informative speech.
• The speech focuses on helping the audience understand and pay attention to a topic

Target Audience Importance

• The target audience influences how the message is crafted and delivered.
• The target audience helps the speaker/writer shape the message in a clear, relevant, and appropriate way.

Purpose of Persuasive Communication

• The purpose of persuasive communication is to convince others to adopt a viewpoint.
• Persuasive communication influence beliefs, opinions, or actions by presenting arguments and reasoning

Communication Goal

• The primary goal of communication is to inform
• Informing ensure understanding between the sender and receiver

Channel (Communication)

• The channel communication is the medium through which the message travels.
• Examples of channels are phone signals and radio waves.

Aristotle’s Model

• The speaker adjusts their message based on the audience and situation to achieve a specific effect.

Purposive Communication

• Purposive communication meant to be clear, structured, and intentional
• Ambiguity contradicts the essence of purposive communication
• Intentionality is a defining feature because purposive communication is always goal-directed

Why Engage the Audience?

• Engaging the audience helps keep their attention and involvement in the presentation.
• The speaker ensure they are actively process the message and retain key information.

Active Listening

• In active listening taking notes capture key ideas for better understanding and recall.
• Taking notes involves full engagement, comprehension, and retention.

Improve Comprehension

• Incorporate interactive activities and visual aids that connect the content to students' real-life experiences.
• Visual aids and interactive learning methods enhance engagement and make abstract concepts more tangible.

Effective Cross-cultural Strategies

• Incorporate culturally relevant examples and modify nonverbal cues to match audience expectations.
• Adapt to the cultural backgrounds to make the message more relatable and engaging.

Well-Received Message

• Adapt language and examples to fit the audience’s cultural background for a culturally diverse audience to ensure the message is understood
• Requires considering the audience’s cultural context, using familiar references and accessible language

Key Element of Communication

• Allows the sender to confirm whether the receiver has accurately understood the message
• Enables adjustments, clarifications, and confirmation, ensuring that communication is effective

Conduct a Needs Analysis

• Help tailor messages effectively by understanding what information is required for the audience
• Ensures that communications are relevant and impactful for their intended recipients

Mass Communication

• Mass Communication defined as the process of creating, sending, receiving, and analyzing messages to large audiences via verbal and written media
• Dissemination of information involves not only the production and distribution of messages but also the analysis of how these messages are received by large, diverse groups

Language Acquisition

• Language Acquisition encompasses the full spectrum of learning to understand, interpret, and produce language
• This covers the auditory process of hearing language and the cognitive/practical skills needed to construct meaningful sentences and communicate effectively

Point of View

• A learner follows a set of guidelines to successfully communicate his message to others, therefore one can say that language is a means of communication
• The scenario emphasizes the role of language as a tool designed to convey messages effectively from one individual to others

Intrapersonal Communication

• the individual act of singing the national anthem serves as a form of self-reflection and internal reinforcement of his identity.
• This distinguishes intrapersonal communication from interpersonal communication, which involves interaction between two or more people

Role of Feedback

• Feedback ensures the receiver has understood the message correctly.
• The sender validates the intended message was received and understood to facilitate effective communication

Logos

• Logos appeals to logic and reason, using data, statistics, and evidence to support arguments in persuasive communication

Multimodal Learning Strategies

• Students retain information better when visual aids are used.
• caters to different learning styles, making information more accessible and engaging for diverse learners

Adapt the Presentation

• Use simple language while providing explanations for technical terms
• Balancing clarity and depth ensures accessibility for beginners while maintaining value for experts

Informative Communication -Journalist

• Informative communication writing style presents different sides of a debate objectively.
• It aims to present facts without bias, helping the audience understand different perspectives.

Cultural Sensitivity

• Cultural sensitivity ensures that messages are free from misunderstandings and offense.
• Key in fostering respectful and effective interactions, especially in diverse environments.

Asynchronous Communication

• An email exchange allows participants to not interact in real time.
• The replies can be sent and received at different times