An intro to communications workshop with a few teens and young adults.

1. Why is communication
important?
The Communication Process

2. Without it we are absolutely
•
nothing!!!!! on how we feel, act and
It is how we convey messages, thoughts & ideas
think
• It is the root of ALL events that occurs in our daily lives, social affairs and
anything that requires human interactions
• Technology has bridged the gap between people across vast distances
• It has enhanced the idea of communicating; making it simpler, faster,
effective and convenient
• All aspects of nature, be it humans, animals, plants and even the weather,
are all communicating in a way that is understood and interpreted through
observation

3. The Process Explained
This can be 2-way with the intervention of
noise/outside interferences

4. Forms of Communications
• Verbal:-(hand)writing, speaking/talking/chatting, emailing
• Non-Verbal:-actions, feelings & expressions; facial/body
language/gestures
• Formal:-workplaces & other environment that are constantly
communicating through email, reports & other sorts of messages,
there is a formal flow to how it is written where that air of
casualness is absent. Eg. Internet/Intranet, P.A. system
• Informal:- loosens its grip on a formal setting, where group
meetings, discussions, debates & conferences that encourage free
speaking. There is NO restriction on conveying what it is you feel.
AA meetings, using post-it (notes), voice mail, a debate team, a
creative brainstorming session etc are informal scenarios.

5. How does listening affect how
we communicate?
• There’s a reason why the Creator made us with 1
mouth & 1 pair of ears!
• It’s simply because we need to hear and listen twice as
much as we speak.
• It’s very ingenious of Him to notice that system from
the inception of time.
• Listening not just hearing helps us to better analyze
the messages being encoded and decoded with the
communication process.
• It also assists with the reduction of interferences/noise
being relayed in the process.

6. Culture and Communication
• The term “culture” refers to the complex collection of
knowledge, folklore, language, rules, rituals, habits, lifestyles,
attitudes, beliefs, and customs that link and give a common
identity to a particular group of people at a specific point in
time within a society.
• All social units develop a culture. Even in two-person
relationships, a culture develops over time. In friendship and
romantic relationships, for example, partners develop their
own history, shared experiences, language patterns, rituals,
habits, and customs that give that relationship a special
character

7. The Relationship Between
Communication and Culture
• The relationship between communication and culture is a very
complex and intimate one. First, cultures are created through
communication; that is, communication is the means of
human interaction through which cultural characteristics—
whether customs, roles, rules, rituals, laws, or other
patterns—are created and shared.
• It is not so much that individuals set out to create a culture
when they interact in relationships, groups, organizations, or
societies, but rather that cultures are a natural by-product of
social interaction. In a sense, cultures are the “residue” of
social communication.

8. The Relationship Between
Communication and Culture
• Without communication and communication media,
it would be impossible to preserve and pass along
cultural characteristics from one place and time to
another.
• One can say, therefore, that culture is created,
shaped, transmitted, and learned through
communication. The reverse is also the case; that is,
communication practices are largely created, shaped,
and transmitted by culture.

9. What is Stereotyping?
• A f i xe d , co m m o n l y h e l d n o t i o n o r i m a ge o f a
p e rs o n o r g ro u p , b a s e d o n a n
o ve rs i m p l i f i cat i o n o f s o m e o b s e r ve d o r
i m a g i n e d t ra i t o f b e h av i o u r o r
a p p e a ra n c e . Fo r e g . B e i n g ca l l e d a " j o c k " o r
" n e rd “ i s a ste re o t y p e .
• An image, single word or phrase or a combination of
words and images help to portray a stereotype, whether
positive or negative.
• The image evoked is easily recognized and understood
by others who share the same views.

10. Communication &
Success
• How we communicate plays an integral role in how
successful we are or how successful we’ll want to
become!
• It creates opportunities, defines pathways to follow our
dreams, shapes our future and ultimately assists us in
achieving our goals.

11. THE END
Thank you for listening!