How Communication Affects Your Life

 Process of sending and receiving messages to achieve understanding In other words: Communication is ensuring that your message is clear to your audience!

 Verbal – Communication Using words  Nonverbal – Communication WITHOUT using words  Speech Communication

 Interpersonal – two or more people  Intrapersonal – inward communication, communication with oneself

 One to One Communication – between only two people  Group Discussion – 3 or more people, usually no more than 15  Public Communication – one or more people speaking with a large audience; They are present with the audience  Mass Communication – one or more people in front of a very large audience; not present with audience; always a medium, like TV, radio or internet

 You learn by communicating  You make decisions by communicating  You find pleasure in communicating  YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON COMMUNICATING!!

List several careers that require good communication skills.

1. Sincerity – believing what you’re saying 2. Knowledge – knowing the information well 3. Organization – Are your ideas well planned? 4. Listening – What kind of listener are you? 5. Confidence – Have faith in yourself as a speaker. 6. Language – Use language geared toward the audience. 7. Nonverbal Communication – Having mastery of this 8. Goal Setting – If you set your goals, you are more likely to achieve them!