Introduction to Communication Fundamentals PDF
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This document provides an introduction to communication, defining it as the process of creating meaning through sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal symbols. It highlights key characteristics like symbolic meaning, shared understanding, and contextual influences and discusses various communication contexts (interpersonal, intercultural, etc.). Finally, basic principles of communication, such as its inescapable and irreversible nature, are also covered in the document.
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INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION DEFINE COMMUNICATION Textbook: “Communication: the process of generating meaning by sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal symbols and signs that are influenced by multiple contexts.” CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNICATION Symbolic Process Sign/Symptom Symbol I...
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION DEFINE COMMUNICATION Textbook: “Communication: the process of generating meaning by sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal symbols and signs that are influenced by multiple contexts.” CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNICATION Symbolic Process Sign/Symptom Symbol Involves Shared Meaning Occurs in a Context CONTEXTS OF COMMUNICATION Interpersonal Intercultural Small Group Family Organizational Health Public Political Mass CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATION THEORY CHAPTER 1 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION Communication is inescapable Communication is irreversible Communication is complicated Communication is symbolic Communication is contextual
