CMN 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Interpersonal Communication, Transitional Fossil, Human Communication

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2130
• Professor: Mary Hawkins

Document Summary

Communication - the process of acting upon information. Human communication - the process of making sense out of the world and attempting to share that sense with others by creating meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal messages. Interpersonal communication - a distinctive, transitional form of human communication involving mutual influence, usually for the purpose of managing relationships. Impersonal communication - communication that occurs when we treat people as objects, or when we respond to their roles rather than them as unique persons. The interaction contains a true dialogue and honest sharing of self with others. Interaction is often with someone you care about. The interaction is mechanical and stilted; no honest sharing of feelings. The interaction is with people such as sales clerks and waitpersons. Meaning is created based on mutual, concurrent sharing of ideas and feelings. The intention when you communication, the message you want to get across. Message: is the communication to which people assign meaning.