This document provides an overview of communication, including its definition, components, types, steps, factors affecting it, and barriers. Communication is defined as the mutual exchange of facts, thoughts, or emotions between a sender and receiver. The key components are the sender, message, medium, receiver, and feedback. Types of communication include speaking-listening, writing-reading, visualizing-observing, and doing-learning. The steps in communication are ideation, encoding, transmission, receiving, decoding, and responding. Factors like the sender's perception and the receiver's readiness can affect communication. Barriers include inaudibility, unfamiliar terms, facilities, language proficiency, environment, and speech speed.

1. PORUKARA COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION, CHAMPAKKULAM
Submitted to,
Ms. Jeffey Mary Joseph
Teacher in charge
Submitted by,
Reshma Thaj
B.Ed Social science
Roll no:32

2. WELCOME

3. COMMUNICATION

4. INTRODUCTION
The word communication originates from
‘communis’ Greek word meaning ‘to make
common’.
It is having a common experience with other
people.
It is the ability to transmit thoughts and ideas
to others.

5. DEFINITION
• National society for the study of communication
defines it as a mutual exchange of facts ,thoughts
opinion or emotions.
• According to Edgar Dale, “communication is
the sharing of ideas and feelings in a mode of
mutuality”.

6. COMMUNICATION CYCLE

7. COMPONENTS OF COMMUNICATION
a) Sender/encoder : The person or event which provide verbal or
non verbal cues.
b) Message/signal : It is the set of verbal; or non verbal cues sent
by the source. It may be figures,words,movements etc.
c) Medium/channel : Channels are the means used to convey the
message.
d) Receiver : The person who receives the message or interprets
the message.
e) Feed back : It is the information fed back from the receiver to
the source

8. TYPES OF COMMUNICATION
1. Speaking-Listening : Interaction is face to face as in the
case of listening to a lecture.
2. Writing- Reading : The decoder is physically separated
from the encoder and is able to enjoy the feelings of the
author.
3. Visualizing- Observing : The observer is physically
separated from its sender and is able to feel the ideas
conveyed as in motion film or TV.
4. Doing-Learning : Learning by doing, for example
conducting an experiment.

9. STEPS IN COMMUNICATION
1. Ideation : the communicator develops an idea to be sent.It is also
known as planning stage.
2. Encoding : it means converting or translation of the idea.
3. Transmission : the sender actually transmits the message through
chosen medium.
4. Receiving the message :it simply involves the reception of senders
message by the receiver.
5. Decoding the message : it is the receivers interpretation of the
message.
6. Responding : it means the receivers response to senders message.

10. FACTORS AFFECTING
COMMUNICATION
The sender’s perception of the receiver
The psychological readiness of the sender
Perception of learner about the sender
Emphatic and sympathetic
Accuracy and precision in use of words
Devoid of noise
Time and space limitations
Physical conditions

11. BARRIERS OF COMMUNICATION
Inaudibility of speech
Use of unfamiliar words or technical terms without explanation
Lack of physical facilities in class
Inadequate language proficiency
Environment of the classroom
Abnormal speed of speech

12. CONCLUSION
Communication is always made with some purpose.
It means getting across an idea and information to another person.
The purpose of communication is encoded in the message and
transmitted to its destination where it is decoded and response made.
It is a process of interaction of ideas between the communicator
and receiver to arrive at a common understanding for mutual benefit.

13. THANK YOU