CMN 279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Intercultural Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 279
• Professor: Catherine Jenkins

Document Summary

Interpersonal communication: between two people, either face to face or through mediated forms, it is informal and spontaneous, to achieve interpersonal goals. Small group: three or more people, up to 20 people to achieve a common goal, all participants should act freely, the links between the participants are vital to the success of intended outcomes. Intercultural communication: between people of different cultures, with the necessary adaptions required to account for difference between people. Mass communication: a small group of people send a message to a large audience, indirect transmission, through radio or television. It is communication that does not use words but takes place through gestures, facial expression, eye contact, and posture. Repetition: repeat a message that is delivered verbally in the same interaction. Contradiction: conflict with the message an individual is trying to convey, verbally, resulting in mixed message and additional challenges for the decoder. Regulation: e. g. tapping a person on the shoulder to initiate a conversation.