The document discusses the five main functions of communication: control, social interaction, motivation, emotional expression, and information dissemination. It provides details on each function, including regulation/control which has three developmental stages from being controlled by others to controlling others. The document concludes with an activity where students will visit five stations, each covering one of the communication functions, and take notes before presenting as a group.

1. FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION

2. WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN IF THERE
IS NO
COMMUNICATION?

3. DO YOU THINK
COMMUNICATION
WILL OCCUR IF YOU
DON’T HAVE A
PURPOSE?

4. “GALLERY WALK”
THERE ARE FIVE STATIONS IN DIFFERENT
CORNERS OF THE ROOM. READ AND TAKE
DOWN NOTES WITHIN 3 MINUTES IN EACH
STATION. AFTER THE COMPLETED 15
MINUTES, EACH GROUP MUST GO BACK TO
THEIR ASSIGNED SEATS AND WILL PREPARE
FOR A SHORT REPORT.

5. FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION
Basically, there are five functions of communication. These are
control, social interaction, motivation, emotional expression,
and information dissemination.
1. Regulation/Control – Communication functions to control
behavior.
2. Social Interaction – Communication allows individuals to
interact with others.
3. Motivation – Communication motivates or encourages
people to live better.
4. Emotional expression – Communication facilitates people’s
expression of their feelings and emotions.
5. Information dissemination – Communication functions to
convey information

6. 1. REGULATION/CONTROL IN
COMMUNICATIONOccurs when an individual is quite uncertain towards
another’s expected behavior that may be unusual from
the usual friendly, initial encounters.
3 developmental stages:
1. The regulation of self by others (a person is being
controlled by others)
2. The regulation of self by self (a person is controlling
himself/herself)
3. The regulation of others by self (a person is
controlling others)
Example: In a job interview, a sensitive applicant in this
situation is likely to manage his or her behavior very

8. “TABLEAU”

9. “TABLEAU”
GROUP1- REGULATION/CONTROL
GROUP 2- SOCIAL INTERACTION
GROUP 3- MOTIVATION
GROUP 4- EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
GROUP 5- INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

10. “TABLEAU”