COMMUNICATION

COMMUNICATION

By Marsha Barker

​What do you think is communication?

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Give your answer on the next slide.​

Open Ended

What do you think is communication?

WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?

 

Communication is the act of transferring information from one place, person or group to another place, person or group. 

How have you been communicating with your family, friends and teachers over the last few months to a year?

Choose your answers from the poll on the next slide.

Poll

Over the last few months to a year, I have mostly communicated with my family, friends and teachers by... (choose all that apply)

• text message

• e-mail or letter

• social media

• phone call

• video(Zoom, Google Meet, Facetime)

​Elements of Communication

Communication is a cycle. There are 5 parts to the cycle.

1. Sender

2. Message

3. Channel (Medium)

4. Receiver

5. Feedback​ (Reply)

The sender is the person who wishes to give/send/communicate a message.

​​The message should be simple and direct.

​​Sender

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A message is a piece of information that the sender wants to communicate to the receiver.

​​Message

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE

The message should be clear and simple.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A ________ is a piece of information that the sender wants to pass on to the receiver.

• sender

• channel

• message

• feedback

​Channels are the ways you can send your message. E.g., e-mail, texts, calls, posts, letters.

​​Channel

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​The receiver is the person/persons the message is going to.

​​Receiver

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 Feedback is the receiver's response/reply to the sender's message.

​​Feedback (Reply)

Multiple Choice

The _______ is who the message is going to.

• sender

• receiver

• channel

• feedback

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE

The sender passes on the message through the channel of their choice which can be a telephone, email, face-to-face conversation, presentation, post, letter or text.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Multiple Choice

The _________ is the receiver's reply to the message.

• feedback

• sender

• channel

• message

The next slide will tell you about the 3 types of communication.

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​Types of Communication

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is the use of sounds and words to express yourself.

​​Verbal Communication

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​is the use of body language, eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, to send a message.

​​Non-verbal Communication

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​is sending messages in writing through letters, e-mails, texts, reports, telegrams, memos.

​​Written (Visual) Communication

Multiple Choice

Talking is which kind of communication?

• verbal

• written

• non-verbal

Multiple Choice

Email is which type of communication?

• verbal

• written

• non-verbal

Multiple Choice

Sign language is which kind of communication?

• verbal

• written

• non-verbal

​The next few slides will share information about the various forms of communication from before as well as today.