CMN 124 Lecture Notes - Nonverbal Communication, Videotelephony, Online Chat
20 Apr 2014
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Communication - a transactional and relational process involving the meaningful exchange of information. Communication theory a system of explaining ideas for explaining communication. Rhetoric the use of language to persuade an audience. Semantics the study of the words and symbols we choose. Semiotics the study of how meaning is assigned and understood. Cybernetics the study of how information is processed and how communication systems function. Situated it is embedded in a particular environment or socio-cultural context. Relational it involves the ability to interact effectively and ethically according to what is needed at a given moment. Transactional it is a co-operative activity in which people adapt to one another. For communication to occur there must be a source and a destination. Someone at one end to formulate the message (any type of oral, or non-verbal communication that is transmitted by a sender to an audience. ) and someone at the other end to receive it and respond to it.
