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CHAPTER 7. COMMUNICATION. What is. Communication?. Ears are important!. Let’s Discuss. Early Communications Theory. TWO-STEP. FLOW. THEORY. Organization. Media. Audience. Let’s Discuss. Early Communications Theory. POLITICALLY INERT POLITICALLY INERT. POLITICALLY ACTIVE
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CHAPTER 7 COMMUNICATION
What is... Communication? Ears are important!
Let’s Discuss Early Communications Theory TWO-STEP FLOW THEORY Organization Media Audience
Let’s Discuss Early Communications Theory POLITICALLY INERT POLITICALLY INERT POLITICALLY ACTIVE POLITICALLY ACTIVE GREAT DESSIMINATORS GREAT THINKERS Concentric-Circle Theory IDEA
Let’s Discuss Early Communications Theory S M R Source Message Receiver
DEFINE: Cybernetics How communication is used for direction and control Feedback Receiver Action
Let’s Discuss Modern Communications Theory ource ncoder essage ecoder eceiver SEMDR
DEFINE: Encoding The source’s message is translated Decoding The receiver interprets the encoded message
What is the ... SOURCE? Central person or organization doing the communicating
ENCODER • Translates Ideas • Uses Semantics
Theories of What Constitutes the Message 3 CONTENT Most Popular Theory
Theories of What Constitutes the Message 3 MEDIUM Marshall McLuhan’s Theory of “Cool & Hot” Media
Theories of What Constitutes the Message 3 PERSON Charisma is Important!
DECODER Stereotypes Media Symbols Peer Groups Semantics
4 Things Can Happen After Receiver Decodes Message • Attitudes may change rarely happens • Attitudes may crystallize happens often • Doubt can be created • Nothing may happen feedback is still necessary
Communication Can Be… V E R T I C A L Hear ye Hear ye
Communication Can Be… V E R T I C A L Hello Hello HORIZONTAL
QUICK QUIZ What is... Connotative Meaning Emotional associations Denotative Meaning Dictionary definition
Communication Process RECAP: SOURCE FEEDBACK ENCODER RECEIVER MESSAGE DECODER