COMM 101 Lecture 1: Comm 101 Notes

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Communication
• Course: COMM 101
• Professor: Dr. Tusing

Document Summary

~ the department of communication examines human message systems, focusing particularly on the ways in which human-beings create, exchange, & are affected by messages: intentional verbal: Dressing up for the first day of school: unintentional verbal: Showing up for class: intentional nonverbal: Picking a random seat in this class. ~ nonverbal communication is a term that describes all the ways that human-beings communicate with each other through means other than actual words. Most nonverbal behaviors are produced outside of conscious awareness of the sender. Many nonverbal behaviors are difficult to consciously control. Unlike words & language, some nonverbal behaviors are universal, especially facial expressions. Many nonverbal communication behaviors appear to be innate. Most scientists believe that the origin of human language can be found in nonverbal communication behaviors, especially gestures. Main approaches of nonverbal communication: the channel approach: People who study nonverbal communication from this perspective will break nonverbal communication down into its various (cid:712)channels(cid:713) independently.