1. Judy C. Pearson Paul E. Nelson Scott Titsworth Lynn Harter
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Human Communication
Judy C. Pearson
Paul E. Nelson
Scott Titsworth
Lynn Harter

2. PART ONE Fundamentals of Communication Studies
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PART ONE Fundamentals of Communication Studies

3. Human Communication: The Essentials
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Human Communication: The Essentials
CHAPTER 1
Chapter Summary
Communication is Essential
Communication: The Process of Exchanging Meaning
Communication Principles
Components of Communication
How Does Communication Occur?
What are Communication Contexts?
What are the Goals of Communication Study?

4. Communication is Essential
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Communication is Essential
Studying communication can...
Improve the way you see yourself
Improve the way others see you
Increase what you know about human relationships
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5. Communication is Essential
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Communication is Essential
Studying communication can...
Teach you important life skills
Help you exercise your constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech
Help you succeed professionally

6. Communication: the Process of Exchanging Meaning
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Communication: the Process of Exchanging Meaning
Communication is the process by which meaning is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, and behavior.
Communication is considered a process because it is an activity, an exchange, or a set of behaviors that occurs over time--it is not an unchanging product.

7. Communication: the Process of Exchanging Meaning
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Communication: the Process of Exchanging Meaning
Meaning is the shared understanding of the message constructed in the minds of the communicators.

8. Communication Principles
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Communication Principles
Communication Begins with the Self
“Every individual exists in a continually changing world of experience of which he [or she] is the center.”
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9. Communication Principles
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Communication Principles
Communication Begins with the Self
Barnlund’s six-person concept:
1. How you view yourself
2. How you view the other person.
3 How you believe the other person views you.
4. How the other person views himself or herself.
5. How the other person views you.
6. How the other person believes you view him or her.
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10. Communication Principles
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Communication Principles
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Figure 1.1: Barnlund’s “six people” involved in every two-person communication.

11. Communication Principles
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Communication Principles
Communication Involves Others
A dialogue is the act of taking part in a conversation, discussion, or negotiation.
The competent communicator considers the other person’s needs and expectations.
Communication begins with the self, as define largely by others, and involves others, as defined largely by the self.

12. Communication Principles
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Communication Principles
Communication is Complicated
Communication involves choices about the multiple aspects of the message:
--verbal, nonverbal, and behavioral aspects,
--choices surrounding transmission channels used
--characteristics of the speaker
--relationship between speaker and audience
--characteristics of the audience
--the situation in which the communication occurs

13. Communication Principles
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Communication Principles
An Increased Quantity of Communication Does Not Increase the Quality of Communciation
“Communication is Inevitable, Irreversible, and Unrepeatable”

14. Components of Communication
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Components of Communication
People
The source initiates the message
The receiver is the intended target of the message

15. Components of Communication
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Components of Communication
Message
The message is the verbal and nonverbal form of the idea, thought, or feeling that one person (the source) wishes to communicate to another person or group of people (the receiver).

16. Components of Communication
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Components of Communication
Channel
The channel is the means by which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message.

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Components of Communication
Feedback
Feedback is the receiver’s verbal and nonverbal response to the source’s message.

18. Components of Communication
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Components of Communication
Code
A code is a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons.
--Syntax are rules of arrangement of code.
--Grammar are rules of function of code.
Verbal and nonverbal codes are the two types of codes used in communication.

19. Components of Communication
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Components of Communication
Encoding and Decoding
Encoding is the act of putting an idea or a thought into a code.
Decoding is assigning meaning to that idea or thought.

20. Components of Communication
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Components of Communication
Noise
Noise is any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of a message.

21. How Does Communication Occur?
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How Does Communication Occur?
The Action Model
The Interaction Model
The Transaction Model
The Constructivist Model

22. How Does Communication Occur?
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How Does Communication Occur?
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Figure 1.2: Perspectives on communication.

23. What Are Communication Contexts?
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What Are Communication Contexts?
Intrapersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Public Communication
Mass Communication

24. What Are Communication Contexts?
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What Are Communication Contexts?
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Table 1.1: Differences Among Communication Contexts.

25. What Are The Goals of Communication Study?
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What Are The Goals of Communication Study?
Effective Communications
Ethical Communication
The Nine Commandments of Communication Ethics