The document discusses the functions of communication, including providing information, motivation, regulation or control, emotional expression, and social interaction. It defines each function and provides examples. The document also covers forms of nonverbal communication like kinesics, oculesics, haptics, vocalics, proxemics, and chronemics.

1. What do you notice
with these tasks?
1. Inform someone of your names ( first and last) and let
him or her to memorize your names.
2. Motivate someone to do a famous dance craze.
3. Control five students to form a line and perform the
arms forward, upward and sideward chore and they
will raise their right hand and say “I AM A FILIPINO
AND I AM FOR PEACE
4. Seek advice from someone on “HOW TO MOVE ON”
(in English)
5. Allow two people to debate on the idea “BIGGER is
BETTER”

2. FUNCTIONS OF
COMMUNICATION
The way we
Communicate

3. OBJECTIVES
–At the end of the lesson, the students are
expected to:
a. Discuss the functions of communication,
b. Identify speaker’s purposes of
communicating; and
c. Exhibit sensitivity about other’s feelings
during any communication situation.

4. What is FUNCTION?
–It refers to a particular
purpose for which a thing is
used, something exists, or a
person is fitted to meet his
or somebody’s needs or
desires.

5. Functions of Communication
–To provide information
–To motivate
–To regulate or control
–To provide emotional
expression
–To effect social interaction

6. To provide information
Communication provides data
and information for effective
completion of tasks, solutions of
problems and elimination of
uncertainty.

7. To provide information
This function is used when the
speaker wants to make others
aware of certain data, concepts,
processes knowledge that may be
useful to them.

8. –When the mayor presents
his strategies and plans in
a public forum

9. To provide information
Questions
Commands
Imperatives
statements

10. Cont : To provide information
Three (3) flows of information
a. Downward flow
b. Upward flow
c. Horizontal flow

11. To provide information
IT ENCOMPASSES ALL
OTHER FUNCTIONS OF
COMMUNICATION.

12. Remember!
The amount of information we
share varies depending on the
degree of our closeness to each
other or to one another.

13. To motivate
MOTIVATION, as a function of
communication, refers to the use
of language to express desires,
needs, wants, likes and dislikes,
inclinations, choices and

14. To motivate
This happens when a person
persuades another person to
change his/her opinion, attribute
or behavior.

15. Examples:
–Expressing one’s ambitions
–Talking about preferences
–Making petitions.
–Prima shares HER insights on
how to do better during online

16. –Think of a reason why you go to
a school and do all activities?
–What makes you strive in
finishing your status?
–Who are what keeps you
motivated?

17. To motivate
MOTIVATION is the energy
that influences a person’s
behavior in different ways in his
pursuit of his goal or objective.

18. Are you motivated
today?

19. To control or regulate
–It is a rule or directive made and
maintained by an authority.
–It is control when there is a
power to influence or affect
people’s behavior or the course
of action.

20. To control or regulate
It is to exercise restraint or
direction formally or informally. It
is more observable in formal
organizations than in informal
ones (Kamat, 2011)

21. Is there a
need to
regulate?

22. Examples
–Parent’s instruction to their
children.
–Customers making order.
–Brgy. Chair is announcing to
follow the health protocols.

23. To facilitate emotional
expression
Communication is a manifestation
of one’s emotional state. It is an
important signal that conveys a
variety of information regarding a
person’s state of mind and his or
her intentions.

24. To facilitate emotional
expression
Communicating your emotions
verbally or nonverbally will
alleviate your anxiety and help
you get out of you emotional
blocking resulting to CATHARSIS.

25. –Sandra Lemonon shares her
personal frustrations with
Michelle Gumabao.
–Rabiya thanked the LGU of IloIlo
for their support.

26. We express
verbally or non-
verbally

27. I. The Impact of Nonverbal
Communication
A. Nonverbal Communication:
Message exchange process involving the use
of nonlinguistic and paralinguistic cues which
are expressed through multiple
communication channels in a particular
sociocultural setting.
• Nonlinguistic cues e.g., eye contact, smiles, touch etc.
• Paralinguistic cues e.g., tone, pitch, volume, pace etc.
• Multiple channels e.g., facial expressions, gestures etc.
• Sociocultural setting e.g., cultural norms, etc.

28. I. The Impact of Nonverbal
Communication
B. One Code, Countless Interpretations
C. Verbal and Nonverbal Comparisons
Nonverbal cues relate to verbal messages
in five different ways:
1. Repeat
2. Contradict
3. Substitute
4. Complement
5. Accent

29. II. Forms of Nonverbal
Communication:
a. KINESICS – comes from the root
word kinesis which means
“MOVEMENT” and refers to the
study of hand, arm, body and face
movements. This form outlines the
use of gestures, head movements,
and posture, eye contact and facial
expressions.

30. II. Forms of Nonverbal
Communication:
b. OCULESICS comes from the Latin
word oculus, meaning “EYE”. The
face and eyes are the main point of
focus during communication, and
along with our ears in the most
communicative information around
us.

31. II. Forms of Nonverbal
Communication:
Certain eye behaviors have become
tied to personality traits and
emotional states;
Hungry eyes
Evil eyes
Bedroom eyes

32. Functions of eye contact:
–Regulate interaction and provide
turn-taking
–Signal cognitive activity
–Express engagement
–Convey intimidation
–Express flirtation
–Establish rapport or
connection

33. II. Forms of Nonverbal
Communication:
c. HAPTICS is the study of
communication by touch.
Touch is necessary for human social
development, and it can be
welcoming, threatening, or
persuasive.

34. Types/Levels of Touch
–Functional-professional
–Social-polite
–Friendship-warmth
–Love-intimacy

35. II. Forms of Nonverbal
Communication:
d. VOCALICS is the study of
paralanguage, which includes
the voice qualities that go along
with verbal messages, such as
pitch, volume, rate, voice quality
and verbal fillers.

36. II. Forms of Nonverbal
Communication:
e. PROXEMICS refers to the study
of how space and distance
influence communication and
behavior.

37. Proxemic Zones of Personal Space
Public
Social
Personal
Intimate

38. II. Forms of Nonverbal
Communication:
f. CHRONEMICS refers to the
study of how time affects
communication. It can be
classified into several categories
including biological, personal,
physical, and cultural time.

39. “The more you
love, the more it
hurts.”

40. To effect social interaction
Communicating allows us to
ACT and REACT to the behavior of
people around us. It facilitates
social closeness and fulfill our ego
need..

41. To effect social interaction
The primary reason why people
communicate is to produce social
interaction. Through this, we
develop and maintain BONDS,
INTIMACY, RELATIONS AND
ASSOCIATIONS.

42. Goffman categorizes
social interaction into 5:
Exchange – social process whereby social behavior is
exchanged for a reward.
Competition – fighting for a goal that only one can win
Cooperation – people work together to realize their
common goals.
Conflict – strong disagreement between people which
results in often angry arguments.
Coercion – getting something or making someone do
something by using threats.

43. Practices of a Successful
Conversation
– Do not monopolize the conversation. Give equal
opportunities for both parties to say something.
– Be emphatic. Show interest with the subject of
conversation.
– Be aware, interested and willing to accept the message.
– Listen attentively
– Understand the value of the message.

44. Identify the FUNCTION
a. The teacher updates the students of the results of their
midterm examination and gave them advice.
b. A student council member distributes handouts and
explains to students their events and activities for the
whole semester.
c. On the first day of class, the adviser reminds the students
of school policies.
d. Jinky confides to her best friend her problems at home.
e. The leader of the group shares her thoughts and
aspirations with her close friends.

45. By group (maximum of five members), make
an infomercial that may depict health,
environment, politics and social issues. Use
your phone recorders and ask for an editor in
your group to compile and come up with an
infomercial. It should last for one minute only.
Submit your output to my email.
Making recorded infomercial

46. CRITERIA
–Content – 40 %
–Creativity/Uniqueness –
30%
–Persuasion/Impact – 30 %