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2. Chapter 1 Connecting Process and Principles
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3. This Chapter Will Help You:
Define communication
Identify four reasons for studying communication
Explain the fundamental principles of communication
Define the essential components in the communication process
Differentiate the various types of communication: intrapersonal, interpersonal (including group), public, mass, and communication via social media
Differentiate social media from face-to-face communication
Summarize five common myths about communication
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4. Communication: Making Connections
Communication Competence
Skills
Understanding
Making connections
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5. What Is Communication?
The simultaneous sharing and creating of meaning through human symbolic interaction.
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6. Why Should We Study Communication?
Career development
Ethical behavior
Cultural diversity
Technological demands
Successful living
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7. Communication and Our Technological Society
Social Media
Social Networks
Communication and Career Development
Communication and Ethical Behavior
Communication and Our Multicultural Society
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8. Principles of Communication
Communication is a process
Communication is a system
Communication is transactional
Communication can be intentional or unintentional
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9. Communication as Interaction
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10. Types of Intentional and Unintentional Interaction
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11. Essential Components of Communication
Source/
Sender
Message
Interference/
Noise
Channel
Receiver
Feedback
Environment
Context
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12. Discuss and Reflect
Communication is transactional—the simultaneous sending (encoding) and receiving (decoding) of messages. With this thought in mind, find a partner and the two of you design/create a model of communication that will be shared with the class. How does your model explain the process of communication?
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13. Types of Communication
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Dyadic communication
Interviews
Small group
Public Communication
Mass Communication
Communication via Social Media
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14. Distinguishing Social Media from Face-to-Face Communication
Interactivity
Temporal structure
Social cues
Replicability
Storage
Reach
Mobility
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15. Misconceptions about Communication
Communication Is a Cure-All
Quantity Means Quality
Meaning Is in the Words We Use
We Have a Natural Ability to Communicate
Communication Is Reversible
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16. Chapter 1
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