Communication can be a bear!
How communications happens
Communication is the process of creating and sharing meaning.
Concept Abstraction Concept Feedback Participants are the senders and receivers in a communication Sender Receiver Encode Decode (Words)
Non-verbal Communication Mehrabian’s statistical inquiry 7% - Words alone. 38% - The way they are said. 55% - Facial expression
Major Non-verbal Behaviors Eye Contact Facial Expressions Gestures Proximity Paralinguistics
Tone Pitch Rhythm Timbre Loudness Inflection
Channels Auditory Visual Noise External Internal Words
Why do we communicate? All communication is goal-oriented. -- Kathy Kellerman, 1992
Why do we communicate? The goal of all communication is to Influence behavior -- Tony Abel, 2003
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