Lesson Objectives

Lesson Objectives • Value of Studying Communication • History of the Field • Research Approaches • Definitions • Process and Skills • Careers in Communication The Filed of Communication

What Mike Does in a Day… • E-Mail vs. Communication in Person • Individual vs. Team • Creating “Climate” • Planning Interviews • Date (Relationship) • Speech to a Group The Filed of Communication

Importance of Communication • We talk, listen, think, ask, answer, share ideas… So much communication in a day. • Personal Life • Building Personal Identity • Promoting Health • Personal Relationships • Marriage The Filed of Communication

Importance of Communication (2) • Professional Life • Critical for Career Success (Talk & Listen) • Express Ideas, Giving & Gaining Support, Gaining Cooperation • Civic Life • For the the Health of Society • Required for Democracy • Expressing Ideas, Claiming, Presenting & Listen to Argument The Filed of Communication

History of the Field • Ancient Philosophers: Plato, Aristotle & Isocrates (2000 yrs. ago) • Rhetoric as Central to Civic Life • Teaching Citizens: Analyze Listeners, Discover Ideas, Organize Messages, Develop Proof, and Deliver Speeches • After WW I & II • Social Issues: Prejudice, Propaganda, Attitude & Belief Changes The Filed of Communication

History of the Field (2) • Mid- 20th Century • Research & Professional Groups • Speech Association of America • Speech Communication Association • National Communication Association (hum.) • International Communication Association (sci.) • 1960-70 • Civil Rights, Women’s Movement, Interpersonal Communication The Filed of Communication

History of the Field (3) • Late 1970-1990s • Social Issues • Anti-Vietnam War • Technology & Interpersonal Communication The Filed of Communication

Research in Communicaiton • Quantitative Research • Descriptive Statistics, Survey, Experiment • Qualitative Research • Looking into meaning, function… • Textual Analysis, Ethnography, Historical Study • Critical Research • Identify & Challenge Communication Practices • To Advance Social Awareness The Filed of Communication

Defining Communication • Communication as “a systemic process in which people interact with and through symbols to create and interpret meanings” • Features • Process: dynamic and ever-changing • Systemic: interrelated parts, context, surroundings • Symbolic: abstract, arbitrary, ambiguous representations • Meanings: created by symbols through interactions The Filed of Communication

Models of Communication • Linear Models (p. 23) • Laswell (1948): Who Says What in What Channel to Whom with What Effect? • Shannon & Weaver (1949): “Noise” introduced • Interactive Models (p. 24) • Schramm (1955): “Feedback” added • Transactional Models (p. 25) • Wood (1997): Non-sequential, simultaneous, changing over time The Filed of Communication

Breadth of the Field • Intrapersonal Communication: • self-talk, “thinking” • Interpersonal Communication: • between people • Group & Team Communication: • leadership, roles, group goals, cohesion (fantasy themes) • Public Communication: • speak to others, credibility, persuasion • Organizational Communication: • leadership, commitment, decision making, org. culture The Filed of Communication

Breadth of the Field (2) • Interviewing Communication • Q & A format, specific functions • Mass Communication • Media, stereo-types • Technologies of Communication • Intercultural Communication • Ethics and Communication • relationships, rights, moral principles The Filed of Communication

Basic Processes • Perceiving & Understanding • Creating Interaction Climates • Engaging in Verbal Communication • Engaging in Non-verbal Communication • Listening & Responding • Adapting to Contexts The Filed of Communication

Careers in Communication • Research • Education • Mass Communication • Training & Consulting • Human Relations, Human Development & Management The Filed of Communication

Lesson Objectives