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1 What is Communication?

2 Communication Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a messagee, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space. Communication requires that the communicating parties share an area of communicative commonality. The communication process is complete once the receiver has understood

3 What is Communication? Accurate transfer of information from sender to receiver Sender and receiver can be people, animals, or machines. Two way street - To have good communication, we must be sure what we are saying is clearly understood

4 ComTech-Greenland Today we are: working individually for 15 minutes.
Sharing the results of our work in a discussion 15 minutes. Last 30 minutes we will look at your photomontages and hear what you have discovered about humans from magazines.

5 Forms of Communication Technology
Cell Phone Smoke Signals Morse Code Online Chat Skype Texting Art Photographs Illustration Good O’l telephone Hieroglyphs Music People/animals carry message Dance Sign Language Braille Reading & Writing Telegraphs Speakers Recordings Radio TV Advertising Flags Lights Lighthouse

6 Person – Person Communication
Most communication occurs among people. Interpersonal communication often uses speech. This is called verbal communication.

7 Person – Person Communication
Is often enhanced by technological means. Speech is amplified by public address systems. Film and Videotape record gestures that can be seen at a later time and place.

8 Mass Communication Communication can reach mass amounts of people using technology. Mass communication systems include radio, television, books, magazines and newspapers. Is usually one way

9 Purpose of Communication
Communication systems are designed with five different goals in mind. Inform Persuade Entertain Educate Control

10 Inform To inform people we might use mass media like newspapers, radio or television. Other examples are announcements about concerts, school or community events, sales, births, deaths or marriages.

11 Persuasion Person to person communication is often used to persuade.
Salespeople try to get customers to buy products Lawyers persuade judges and juries Advertisements use persuasion to sell products

12 Entertainment Entertainment is based on communication.
Movies, books, cd’s, plays, dances, concerts and cartoons are all forms of communication used to entertain.

13 Education We use communication to educate people.
Teachers communicate verbally with students, Newspapers provide education through articles Television documentaries educate viewers on many topics.

14 Control Communication can be used as a method of control.
This can be seen in machine to machine communication. Thermostats communicate with furnaces to control temperature. Timers communicate with washing machines to control the washing cycle.

15 Communication Systems
We are surrounded by many communication systems. Range from small calculators to a world wide telephone system All function to achieve a desired result – To communicate a message What Communication Systems do you use? Spend ten minutes making a list of the various forms of communication that you are exposed to each day/ week. Review your list and place each form into 1 of the five categories mentioned previously. Some will fit more than one category. Put you full name on your notes and pass them in at end of class.

16 Inform - TV news , Movie (ali) , Reading , Radio , Internet , Newspaper , alarms , phone , car light signals , Morse code , Talking , Discussions Persuade – Posters , Campaigns , TV Commercials, Telemarketers , Parents , School , Propaganda , Church , Displays , Teachers , Walmart , Sexual Persuasions Entertain – You tube , Video , Movie , Skype , TV, DVD ,Music , Sports Announcers , books , Advertizing Educate – Schools , Teacher , Books , Internet , Movies , Internet Articles , Walmart , Control – Propaganda , Road Signs , traffic Lights , Announcements , Alarm clocks , Religions

17 Mass Communication Communication can reach mass amounts of people using technology. Mass communication systems include radio, television, books, magazines and newspapers. Is usually one way

18 Purpose of Communication
Communication systems are designed with five different goals in mind. Inform Persuade Entertain Educate Control

19 Advertising Is Mass Communication Persuasion One-way Get your Money!!!

20 What are the ways you are exposed to advertising?
Television Magazines Logos Radio Billboards Internet Ads Movies Displays Telemarketers Cell Phones Tattoo Ads Product Placement Newspaper Ads on Busses, planes, etc. Spyware Video Games Sports Announcements/Banners Urinal Ads

21 Advertising Invention dates to know Webpage
Camera, printing press, internet, telegraph, world wide web, cell phone, telegraph, MP3 or IPod, computer, personal computer, radio, television Advertising Know some advertising techniques and tactics. Webpage HTML A page title in bold red text A page break (line space) A body with a 4 line bio.

22 Photography Know SRL Diagram of how film camera works
Know photo terms from MOODLE Know 3 types of digital cameras Know the date, name, camera inventor Know the date, name, location and subject of first photograph


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