week 01 - introduction to communications

COMMUNICATIONA BASIC COURSE BY1ST KUALA LUMPUR COMPANY

Course Syllabus

• Quizzes 50%• Group Project – Performance/Presentation 10%• Individual Project – Speech 10%• Attendance & Participation 5+5%• Finals 20%

Course Syllabus cont.

• Week 1: Introduction & Background• Week 2: Interpersonal – Making relationships work*• Week 3: Rhetoric – Persuasive speaking*• Week 4: Small Groups – Forming effective groups*• Week 5: Presentation Techniques & Skills*• Week 6: Individual Project - Speeches• Week 7: Gender, Culture, and Power*• Week 8: Finals• Week 9: Group Project - Presentations

History/Early communications

• Rhetoric (persuasion) – Greek society• Teachers development• Speech Comm. & Theatre• Communication Studies– Interpersonal/Relational– Small Group/Organizational– Mass Communication/Media Studies/Journalism– Intercultural Comm.– Interdepartmental: gender, nonverbal, conflict management,

human communications & psychology, sociology.

Greek Teaching

Teachers Dev.

Speech Comm. Theatre

Comm. Studies

Interpersonal Mass Comm.

Small Group/Org.

Intercultural

Interdepartmental

Broadcasting

Journalism

PR/Advertising

Corporate Comm.

Acting

Dance

Music

Communication is…

Communication is the BASIC of every human interaction. It is the focus of our lives…

Communication is…

Communication is the BASIC of every human interaction. It is the focus of our lives…

It is what we do!

Defining Communication

“A transactional process of sharing meaning with others.”

Transactional: Transferable; Negotiable.

Models of communication

• Linear

Message

Channel

Sender(Encodes)

Receiver(Decodes)

Models of communication

• Linear

MessageSender

(Encodes)Receiver

(Decodes)Channel

Noise

• Interactive

Models of communication

Message

Channel

Feedback

Sender(Encodes)

Sender(Encodes)

Receiver(Decodes)

Receiver(Decodes)

• Interactive

Models of communication

Message

Channel

Noise

Feedback

Sender(Encodes)

Sender(Encodes)

Receiver(Decodes)

Receiver(Decodes)

• Interactive

Models of communication

Message

Channel

Noise

Feedback

Sender(Encodes)

Sender(Encodes)

Receiver(Decodes)

Receiver(Decodes)

Field of Experience Field of Experience

Communication: A process

You can never step into the same river twice.

Communication: A process

You can never step into the same river twice.

It is a continuous flow.

Communication: A process

You can never step into the same river twice.

It is a continuous flow.

Change is unavoidable, except for vending machines.

Communication: A process

You can never step into the same river twice.

It is a continuous flow.

Change is unavoidable, except for vending machines.

Therefore, mind what you do and say.

Communication: Sharing meaning

Effective Communication

Achievement of Goal

Effective Communication

I WeAchievement of Goal

Effective Communication

Sensitive Mindful Committed Ethical

What’s Next?

Interpersonal Communication