COMM 110 Lecture 3: Notes for class - Jan 25th

• School: WPUNJ, WPU
• Department: COMM - Communication
• Course: COMM 110
• Professor: Lynne Orr

Document Summary

Transactional model: captures the dynamism of human communication, portrays communication as changing over time, contexts. Personal/social: helps you get ideas across to others, in relationships and less intimidated by public speaking. Professional: helps with interviews, presentations, in your job/academically. Civically: speaking up about the community and being involved with your community. Real life examples: community service team conflict. How can it be managed: long distance relationships. Cellphones, computers, ipods: encouraging change without criticizing. Change can be scary: effective listening skills. One of the best communication skills to have. Relevance of communication: occurs from moment we arise until we go to bed, days are filled with communication challenges, communication is relevant to every aspect of your life. Communication and identity: george herbert mead (1934) sociologist, personal identities grained through interactions with others, children deprived of this lowered development. Communication context: intrapersonal, interpersonal, small groups/teams, organization, public speaking, mass, mediated.