Oral Communication in Context

Introduction

• Teacher: Christine
• Course: Oral Communication in Context
• Goal: Develop listening and speaking skills for effective communication.
• Relevance: Prepares students for work, entrepreneurship, or higher education.
• Focus of Lecture: Nature and Process of Communication.

Key Questions

1. What is communication?
2. What is the nature of communication?
3. What are its elements?
4. How does the process of communication happen?

Definition of Communication

• Origin: From Latin term comunicare (to share, to make common).
• Importance: Brings people together, shares experiences, establishes relationships and communities.
• Nature: Two-way process for mutual understanding; exchanging messages, information, ideas, and feelings.

Nature of Communication

1. Process: Active and cyclical, involves a flow of information through steps.
2. Interactive: Occurs between two or more people (sender and receiver).
3. Symbolic: Expressed through written/spoken words, actions, or non-verbal cues.

Elements of Communication

1. Sender/Speaker: Source of information or message.
2. Message: Information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed.
3. Encoding: Converting the message into understandable forms.
4. Channel: Vehicle for transmitting messages (personal/non-personal, written/verbal, non-verbal).
5. Decoding: Interpreting the encoded message by the receiver.
6. Receiver: Recipient of the message.
7. Feedback: Responses or reactions from the receiver.
8. Context: Environment where communication takes place (e.g., face-to-face, letter, meeting).
9. Barrier: Factor affecting communication flow (e.g., noise).

Communication Process

• Initiation: Speaker responds to a stimulus, encodes a message, and sends it through a channel.
• Reception: Receiver decodes the message and responds with feedback.
• Role Exchange: Sender and receiver may exchange roles for mutual understanding.
• Barriers: Can block message transmission, causing misunderstandings.

Importance of Understanding the Process

• Technological Influence: Technology advances message exchange and studies.
• Avoid Miscommunication: Better understanding helps avoid misunderstandings.

Recap

• Communication: Sending and receiving messages through verbal and non-verbal means; interactive and symbolic.
• Nine Elements: Sender, message, encoding, channel, decoding, receiver, feedback, context, barrier.
• Process Steps: Idea generation, encoding, message delivery, decoding, feedback, role exchange.
• Barriers: Can affect both sending and receiving of messages.

Activity

• Game: Identify the elements of communication based on pictures shown.
• Second Activity: Social media post summarizing key insights with hashtags.

Conclusion

• Understanding the nature and process of communication is essential for effective interaction.
• Next Steps: Continue practicing and reflecting on these concepts.

End of Lesson