Oral Comm Lesson 1
Oral Comm Lesson 1
Oral Comm Lesson 1
Department of Education
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
MICRO ASIA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Iba, Zambales
What is Communication?
➢ Originated from the Latin words, communis— meaning “working together” and communicare – “to make
common to many, share.”
➢ The process of transmitting information and common understanding from one person wants to communicate
with another (Keyton, 2011)
➢ An exchange of ideas, facts, opinions, or emotions by two or more persons (Newman and Sumer Jr.)
➢ Hamilton and Tubbs further defined communication as a “systemic process by which people interact
through the exchange of verbal and nonverbal symbols to create and interpret meaning.”
➢ Communication is the process of giving and receiving information between a human source and a human
receiver using words, symbols or actions.
Characteristics of Communication
➢ A dynamic process
➢ Involves communicators
➢ Systemic
➢ Irreversible
➢ Proactive
➢ A symbolic interaction
➢ Meaning is individually construed
Types of Communication
➢ Interpersonal Communication. It involves talking to one or a limited number of people.
▪ Dyad Communication. It is communication between two people.
▪ Small Group Communication. A communication between three or more people.
➢ Public Communication. It involves communicating to a wide group of people with very varied traits,
background, interests, and persuasions.
➢ Intercultural Communication. It involves communicating with a person or group of people who may not
share the same assumptions, values allegiances as that of yours and may have different associations with
the symbols you take for granted as having a particular meaning.
Note: Lingua Franca – a language adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages
are different.
Functions of Communication
➢ To Improve Our Personal Lives
➢ To Better Our Interpersonal Relationship
➢ To Help Gain Success in our Professional Lives.
➢ To Broaden Our Perspective to Become Civic-Oriented Individuals.