Submitted by: Jade Russel A.

Martin Section: AR-26

Date: Nov. 14,2011 Subject: Speech 1

What is communication? Communication is the sharing of ideas and information. While many people think of communication primarily in oral or written form, communication is much more. A knowing look or a gentle touch can also communicate a message loud and clear, as can a hard push or an angry slap.

Communication is defined as: 1. The act of transmitting 2. A giving or exchanging of information, signals, or messages as by talk, gestures, or writing 3. The information, signals, or message 4. Close, sympathetic relationship 5. A means of communicating; specif., a system for sending and receiving messages, as by telephone, telegraph, radio, etc. 6. A system as of routes for moving troops and material 7. A passage or way for getting from one place to another 8. The art of expressing ideas, esp. in speech and writing 9. The science of transmitting information, esp. in symbols

What are the elements of communication process?

Input. The sender has an intention to communicate with another person. This intention makes up the content of the message.

Sender. The sender encodes the message, e.g. the idea of "piece of furniture to sit on" = . Thus he gives expression to the content.

Channel. The message is sent via a channel, which can be made of a variety of materials. In acoustic communication it consists of air, in written communication of paper or other writing materials.

Noise. The channel is subjected to various sources of noise. One example is telephone communication, where numerous secondary sounds are audible. Even a solid channel such as paper can be crushed or stained. Such phenomena are also noise in the communicative sense.

Receiver. The receiver decodes the incoming message, or expression. He "translates" it and thus receives the

Output. This is the content decoded by the receiver. Code. In the process, the relevance of a code becomes obvious: The codes of the sender and receiver must have at least a certain set in common in order to make communication work.

What are the functions of communication and its significance? Organizations are totally reliant on communication, which is defined as the exchange of ideas, messages, or information by speech, signals, or writing. Without communication, organizations would not function. If communication is diminished or hampered, the entire organization suffers. When communication is thorough, accurate, and timely, the organization tends to be vibrant and effective.

One outline of the functions of Communication follows what might be thought of as a rhetorical approach and is as follows:

Information Education Persuasion motivation instruction raising morale advice warning

Another that communication satisfies most of our needs:

Physical Identity Social