1. Why Do We Communicate?

2. Six Reasons Why We Communicate
To Promote ____________.
Example: a math teacher giving a lesson on the quadratic equation
To _____________.
Example: Presidential debates help us to choose what candidate we will vote for.
Understanding
Make Decisions

3. Six Reasons Why We Communicate
To ______.
Example: the student council president delivers announcements every day to inform students about current school events.
Example:
Inform
News broadcasts inform viewers of what is happening in their community.

4. Six Reasons Why We Communicate
To Resolve ________________.
Example:
Example: on a national level, President Bush used press conferences and other media outlets to help resolve the nations fear surrounding the September 11th attack.
Conflicts / Problems
Students may use or phone conversations to resolve disagreements

5. Six Reasons Why We Communicate
To _________________________.
Example: Students hang out with their friends on Friday nights to help meet their social communication needs.
To ________.
Example: presidential campaign ads are used to help persuade voters to pick a certain candidate.
Meet social and physical needs
Persuade