This document discusses communication and its key elements. It begins with a survey on how people spend their time communicating through different mediums. It then describes an activity where students pass a message from one to the other to test communication accuracy. Key elements of communication are defined, including speaker, message, encoding, channel, decoding, receiver, feedback, context and barriers. The nature of communication is explained as a process, interaction that can be verbal or nonverbal. Further activities are described to identify the components of the communication process and have a conversation identifying those elements.

1. The Nature
Jovy D. Elimanao – Mihm, MAEd
Oral Communication Process
of the

2. “Brain Starter”
• If you were to divide your daily communication
activities how many percent would you give to
each of the following?
Speaking Listening
Writing Reading

3. “Brain Starter”
• Communication Activity Average Percentage
Speaking 30 Listening 45
Writing 9 Reading 16
TOTAL 70%

4. Activity 1: Pass the Message
• Divide the class into two groups
• Form a line
• The last person will be given a sentence to
transmit
• Pass the message to the front
• Write the paragraph on the board
• The group that finishes first with the most
accurate output wins the game

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6. Activity: Pass the Message
• Was the paragraph accurately transmitted? Why or
why not?
• What helped you accomplish the task well?
• What hindered you from doing it well?
• If you were to repeat the process, how would you
improve it?
• How did you deliver the message from one person to
the other?
• What was the process you have undergone to transfer
information?
• What did you use to deliver messages?

7. Defining COMMUNICATION
• is a process of sharing and conveying messages or
information from one person to another within and
across channels, contexts, media, and cultures.
• sending and receiving messages to achieve
understanding.
• It is the act or process of using words, signs, or
behaviors to express or exchange information or
to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings to
someone else.

8. Defining COMMUNICATION
• is the exchange of thoughts, feelings, expressions
and observations among people.
• Derived from the Latin word “COMMUNIS” which
means to impart, to transmit, to convey and to
share.

9. Elements of COMMUNICATION
• Speaker – the source of information or message
• Message – the information, ideas, or thoughts
conveyed by the speaker in words or in actions
• Encoding – the process of converting the message into
words, actions, or other forms that the speaker
understands
• Channel – the medium or the means, such as personal
or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal, in which the
encoded message is conveyed
• Decoding – the process of interpreting the encoded
message of the speaker by the receiver

10. Elements of COMMUNICATION
• Receiver – the recipient of the message, or
someone who decodes the message
• Feedback – the reactions, responses, or
information provided by the receiver
• Context / Situation – the environment where
communication takes place
• Barrier/ Noise – the factors that affect the flow of
communication

11. The Nature of COMMUNICATION
• Communication is a process
• Communication is an Interaction
• Communication can be expressed through written
or spoken words, actions (nonverbal), or both
spoken words and nonverbal actions at the same
time.

12. The Nature of COMMUNICATION

13. Activity 2: The HOW of Communication
• With a partner, complete the table by writing the four basic
components of the communication process.

14. Activity 3: What’s with the Conversation?
• With the same partner, write a conversation
chunks and identify the sender, message, receiver,
and feedback.
• These chunks should be taken from one of the
following settings:
• home
• school
• Office