1. Influences on Communication LANIER 2017
CHAPTER FIVE
Influences on Communication
LANIER 2017

2. PERCEPTION OF SELF AND OTHERS
What does the word “perception” mean to you? Give an example.
Perception: the process of using your senses to gather and process information about your surroundings.

3. STAGES OF PERCEPTION STAGE 1: TAKING IN INFORMATION
Sensory information: touch, taste, smell, hear, see
STAGE 2: ORGANIZING THE INFORMATION
Your brain sorts it, so you can interpret it!
STAGE 3: INTERPRETING THE INFORMATION
Your brain assigns meaning to it!

4. Why Our Perceptions Differ…
Physical Functions: how your brain works, your health, age, gender, size, sharpness of senses, how you feel that day.
Background: where you grew up, how you were raised, prior knowledge about the subject.
Mood: (we ALL know how this affects perception, right?)
Focus: varies depending on what you are thinking about.

5. How would you describe yourself TO yourself?
self-concept
How would you describe yourself TO yourself?
Jot down some ideas.
Our self-concept affects your behavior, communication style, and how others perceive you.

6. YOUR PHYSICAL TASK! TOUCH YOUR TOES DO TEN JUMPING JACKS
STAND ON ONE FOOT
PAT YOUR STOMACH AND RUB YOUR HEAD
What made each activity physically easy or difficult?

7. How is YOUR self concept formed?
EXPERIENCES
OBSERVATIONS
INTERACTIONS

8. IN THE REAL WORLD Turn to a partner and talk about the times you:
1. Had a misperception about someone or yourself.
2. Used intrapersonal communication to form a perception about yourself; 1 good, 1 bad.
3. Caused others to have a certain perception of you. (for example, how you interact with different sets of people in your life: close friends, strangers, teachers, authority figures.

9. MISPERCEPTIONS 1. Physical Characteristics 2. Social Characteristics
3. Stereotyping
4. Snap Judgements
5. Feelings

10. GESTURING
Demonstrate appropriate physical gestures that people might use to address the following needs of others…
1. LOVE
2. ACCEPTANCE
3. RELAXATION
4. ATTENTION
5.PLEASURE

11. Influences on Perception…
KNOWLEDGE
ATTITUDES
NEEDS AND PRIORITIES
CULTURE

12. YOUR ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY
WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE…
AS A SPEAKER?
AS AN AUDIENCE MEMBER?

13. Create a skit that you will perform/present to the class.
IN CLASS ACTIVITY
With a partner or partners, choose a situation and a purpose for communicating and a misperception about each other.
Create a skit that you will perform/present to the class.