The evolution of communication and its elements

1. COMMUNICATION
STARTED WITH:

2. SHOUTING

3. RUNNERS

4. STONE TABLETS

5. TRAINED DOVES

6. TELEPHONE

7. MODERN TECH

8. ELEMENTS
OF COMMUNICATION

9. Communication is systematic.
1. SENDER
• person who intends to convey the message with the
• intention of passing information of ideas to other
• Converts their thoughts into symbols or observable
• signal such as words
• CODIFICATION
2. Receiver
• Receives the information being sent
• Convert symbols/observable behavior into toughts.
• DECODING/DECIPHERING/INTERPRETATION

10. 3. MESSAGES
• Thoughts that are transmitted from the sender to the
receiver
• The result of interpretation of symbols
• SCHEMA/ FIELD OF EXPERIENCE

11. SYMBOLS DO Not have Meaning in
themselves.

12. SYMBOLS DO Not have Meaning in
themselves.
SYMBOLS MAY BE VERBAL OR
NONVERBAL.

13. verbal and nonverbal symbols
• Symbols- observable signals from the
sender to the receiver
• Spoken symbols
• Printed symbols
• Hand signals
• Symbols that are felt

14. 4. CHANNEL
• Medium through which the message is sent
• Connect the sender and the receiver
• Face to face, written, electronic
5. Noise
• Any distraction (external or internal) which competes with
the message for the receiver’s attention.
• Physical/environmental - coughing, whispering, talking,
temperature of a room.
• physiological - headache or hunger
• Psychological - attitudes, emotions, stereotypes
• Social - the person communicating with you is not your
friend or someone you respect.

15. 5. Noise
• Educational - Example: “I’m too smart to listen to this
stuff!”
• Cultural - difference in political, cultural, religious beliefs,
etc.6. FEEDBACK
• Message transmitted by the receiver in response to the
message of the speaker
• Response of the receiver
7. CONTEXT
• Environment that influences the receiver’s take to the
sender’s message

16. • Sender
• Receiver
• Message
• Channel
• Noise
• Feedback
• context

17. Reference:
Oral Communication
Pena&Anudin