The Nature of the Communication Process for Speech and Stage Arts

1. The Nature
Jovy D. Elimanao – Mihm, MAEd
Oral Communication Process
of the

2. “Brain Starter”
• If you were to divide your daily communication
activities how many percent would you give to
each of the following?
Speaking Listening
Writing Reading

3. “Brain Starter”
• Communication Activity Average Percentage
Speaking 30 Listening 45
Writing 9 Reading 16
TOTAL 70%

4. Activity 1: Pass the Message
• Divide the class into two groups
• Form a line
• The last person will be given a sentence to
transmit
• Pass the message to the front
• Write the paragraph on the board
• The group that finishes first with the most
accurate output wins the game

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It has the power to create miracles.

6. Activity: Pass the Message
• Was the paragraph accurately transmitted? Why or
why not?
• What helped you accomplish the task well?
• What hindered you from doing it well?
• If you were to repeat the process, how would you
improve it?
• How did you deliver the message from one person to
the other?
• What was the process you have undergone to transfer
information?
• What did you use to deliver messages?

7. Defining COMMUNICATION
• is a process of sharing and conveying messages or
information from one person to another within and
across channels, contexts, media, and cultures.
• sending and receiving messages to achieve
understanding.
• It is the act or process of using words, signs, or
behaviors to express or exchange information or
to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings to
someone else.

8. Defining COMMUNICATION
• is the exchange of thoughts, feelings, expressions
and observations among people.
• Derived from the Latin word “COMMUNIS” which
means to impart, to transmit, to convey and to
share.

9. Elements of COMMUNICATION
• Speaker – the source of information or message
• Message – the information, ideas, or thoughts
conveyed by the speaker in words or in actions
• Encoding – the process of converting the message into
words, actions, or other forms that the speaker
understands
• Channel – the medium or the means, such as personal
or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal, in which the
encoded message is conveyed
• Decoding – the process of interpreting the encoded
message of the speaker by the receiver

10. Elements of COMMUNICATION
• Receiver – the recipient of the message, or
someone who decodes the message
• Feedback – the reactions, responses, or
information provided by the receiver
• Context / Situation – the environment where
communication takes place
• Barrier/ Noise – the factors that affect the flow of
communication

11. The Nature of COMMUNICATION
• Communication is a process
• Communication is an Interaction
• Communication can be expressed through written
or spoken words, actions (nonverbal), or both
spoken words and nonverbal actions at the same
time.

12. The Nature of COMMUNICATION

13. Activity 2: The HOW of Communication
• With a partner, complete the table by writing the four basic
components of the communication process.

14. Activity 3: What’s with the Conversation?
• With the same partner, write a conversation
chunks and identify the sender, message, receiver,
and feedback.
• These chunks should be taken from one of the
following settings:
• home
• school
• Office