1. What is Communication?

2. This is the process of sending and receiving messages.
Communication
This is the process of sending and receiving messages.
It occurs whenever we express ourselves in a manner that is clearly understood.

3. Be Ethical This means to have a sense of right and wrong.
Example: A police officer follows the law and values the safety of citizens.
An ethical communicator puts a high premium on using his or her words constructively and promoting what is right.

4. The Communication Process
Sender-The one who transmits the message (it is sent or said)
The receiver: The one who intercepts the the message and then decodes or interprets it.
Feedback: The reactions that the receiver gives to the message offered by the sender.

5. Communication Process
Message
Non verbal or Verbal
Reciever r
Sende
Sender
Reciever
Verbal
Feedback
Non Verbal

6. Communication Process
Message
Interference
Non verbal or Verbal
interference
Reciever r
Sende
Sender
Reciever
Verbal
Feedback
Interference
Interference
Non Verbal

7. Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal communication expresses your attitude or moods about a person situation or idea (nonverbally).
Example: Thumbs up, a certain gesture,wave hello or goodbye.

8. Channels
The sound waves, light waves and sense of touch by which messages are sent.
Example: Juan’s words are waves, his gestures are light and his feeling of comfort by touch.

9. Feedback Consists of the verbal and nonverbal responses to a message.
Example: After the teacher explained the example, the student gave the thumbs up sign.

10. Informal Casual, unstructured situations. Examples:
Talking with a friend
Talking on the phone
Giving and receiving information in class
Asking for directions

11. Formal Prepared for ahead of time Examples: Job interview
Public speaking
Debate

12. Encoding and Decoding
Encoding: The process of turning ideas and feelings into verbal and nonverbal symbols.
Example: In a formal situation you take time to pland how you want to state a certain idea.

13. Encoding and Decoding
Decoding: Finding the meaning of verbal and nonverbal symbols.
Example: When someone asks for the salt you give it to them.

14. Interference Anything that gets in the way of clear communication.
Example: When giving a speech people may interfere with whispers or cheers.
Talking to someone in the hall way and the bell goes off or all the students are loud.