COMM 100 Chapter 1-What is Communication?

3. Linear Model Assumptions

-If I say it and you hear it, you'll understand my meaning *successful comm is straightforward *miscommunication is relatively easy to fix

1. Linear Model Assumptions

-Language transfers thoughts/feelings between people *symbols contain meanings; comm is a pipeline -Me TA and Message

2 Models of Communication

-Linear Model -Dynamic/Transactional Model

2. CommunicatioN is about creating INTERSUBJECTIVE MEANINGS

-SOME shared meaning but not always identical -can be multiple meanings from a single message *"the apartment was calm and peaceful" -Enough to coordinate and control activity *building activity *relationships- "LOVE"

2. Linear Model Assumptions

-Senders simply insert thoughts/feelings into words *sender is ACTIVE, receiver is passive -who do we blame is communication fails?

Keyword: PROCESS

-communicatioN functions as a verb *we communicate! *processes that involve work and collaboration

Noise

-elements that impede effective communication *external noise (music in the room) *physiological noise (something YOU feel) -hungover *psychological noise (breakup)

Environment

-fields of experience *personal experiences, cultural bachground (bubble) -the f-you kid -Lily from Sri Lanka *sometimes left off of this model

5 Types of Communication

-intrapersonal -interpersonal -small group -organizational -mass comm

1. CommunicatioN is a process!

-meaning is not something possessed by me and transferred to you -it is something that emerges from our interaction (Alien on the Moon) -we are both senders and receivers at the same time *me in class when I am teaching

Critique of Linear

-oversimplifies interpersonal, small group, and organizational communication -not one way! -communicating requires ACTION! *our activity -communicatioN functions as a verb

Communication (Alt. Text Def)

-the simultaneous sharing and creating of meaning through human symbolic action

3. CommunicatioN constructs our realities

-we construct meanings through symbols *lunch vs. sex -we create meaning; symbols are just our tools -the words we use influence our reality *war vs. family -the was we talk about something literally constructs how we think of it

3 Linear Model Assumptions

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3 Characteristics of the Dynamic /Transactional Model

1. CommunicatioN is a process! 2. CommunicatioN is about creating INTERSUBJECTIVE MEANINGS 3. CommunicatioN constructs our realities

2 Additions to the Linear Model

1. Noise 2. Environment

Linear Model

sender-->message-->reciever Communication becomes CommunicationS (noun) -playdough (a thing!)

Communication

the process of human beings responding to the behavior of other persons

What factor might complicate this sender, message, receiver model?

think of the activity!!