This document discusses communication, including defining it as the transfer of information from one person to another. It explains the key elements needed for communication, including a sender, message, medium, and recipient. Various models and means of communication are described, such as physical, visual, aural, and written. Breakdowns in communication can occur if any of the elements are missing or misunderstood. The document provides learning objectives around understanding communication and designing oral presentations based on context.

1. Learning Competencies:
1. Defines communication
2. Explains the nature and process of
communication
3. Differentiates the various models of
communication
4. Distinguishes the unique feature(s) of one
communication process from the other.
5. Explains why there is a breakdown of
communication.

2. 6. Use various strategies in order to avoid
communication breakdown.
7. Demonstrates sensitivity to the socio-
cultural dimension of communication
situation with focus on
– Culture
– Gender
– Age
– Social status
– religion

3. Content Standard
The learner…..
Understands the nature and
elements of oral
communication in context

4. Performance Standard
The learner…..
Designs and performs effective
controlled and uncontrolled oral
communication activities based
on context

5. Why do we
communicate?

6. Communication

7. • Communication is best
thought of as the transfer of
information from one person
to another

8. Nature of Communication
• the existence of these four things
does not automatically guarantee
a successful communication. A
communication has only
succeeded when the information
given by the sender has been
received and understood by the
recipient.

9. Four things are required for
communication to take place. These are:
• A sender - the person giving out the
information;
• A message - the information being
communicated;
• A medium - the format in which the
information is being conveyed;
• A recipient - the person receiving the
information.

10. Means of Communication
• Physical communications;
• Visual communications;
• Aural communications;
• Written communications.

11. Physical Communications
• This category of
communication
includes such things as
a nudge, or a tap on the
shoulder. The limitation
of this type of
communication is that it
relies upon the
recipient being in close
proximity to the sender.
Another example would
be a mobile 'phone on
vibrate mode.

12. Visual communications
• can be thought of as all
forms of communication
that rely on the visual
perception of the recipient
(with the exception of
written communications,
which are described
separately below).
Examples of visual
communications are traffic
lights, semaphore, smoke
signals, and so on.

13. Aural communications
• include all
communications that
rely on the recipient
hearing the
communication. This
includes spoken words,
sirens, alarm bells, and
so on.

14. Written communications
• include all communications
that rely on the
communication being
recorded on a physical
medium - even if the
physical medium is a
computer screen or other
visual display device.
Written communications
may consist of text, images
(including signs), or a
combination of the two.