Successful communication needs to be both effective and appropriateCommunication is a central focus of our existence2 general reasons to study communication1) Social, Personal and workplace benefits or communicating competently2) the need to improve our communication with others EX:interviewsWhat is the study of communication?The field of communication is the study of how people create, learn, change and use symbols and symbolic actionsCOMMUNICATION:The relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a responseA transactional process of sharing meaning with othersCommunicators make conscious choices about messages form and substanceMessages are symbolically encoded and decoded by people based on the meanings they assignsEXAMPLE “on they way”1)When does communication stop? Never its continualHow does communication effect someoneThe receiverThe senderThe bystander ex: Couple arguingTHEORY: a set of systematic informed hunches about the way things workHow do we learn to communicate?PracticeObservationStudyWHAT ARE THE AREAS WE STUDYInterpersonal  communication between individuals*intimacy/romance,gender,familyintrapersonal  communication with yourselfSmall GroupPublic SpeakingOrganizational  the structure and workings of organizations and relationships of employeesHealth DR./Patient interaction, health campaignsRhetoric  the study of texts ex; presidential speechesFor a good theory you should research investigate or having some experience/educated guessesMultiply pieces of information are necessary for a strong theoryDescriptive ways to understand theoryLens-a way to look at an issue problem/ideaMap/Guide-helping us to under stand something difficultGOALS OF THEORYDescription-describe the features details experiences of a phenomena. Description can be very dry or vividExplanation- show how something works or why something happensPrediction- forecast future events based on current characteristics/actionsSocial change- Show how 2 make things betterEVALUATING THEORIESTestabilityParsimonyLogical consistency/make senseUtility/usefulScope/ helping a lot helping a littleWhich of the following was presented as a truism among communication scholars?Comm 1001 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture II. Communication A. Why we communicate B. The areas we study in communication Current Lecture- Successful communication needs to be both effective and appropriate - Communication is a central focus of our existence 2 general reasons to study communication - 1) Social, Personal and workplace benefits or communicating competently - 2) the need to improve our communication with others EX:interviews What is the study of communication? - The field of communication is the study of how people create, learn, change and use symbols and symbolic actions COMMUNICATION:The relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response - A transactional process of sharing meaning with others - Communicators make conscious choices about messages form and substance - Messages are symbolically encoded and decoded by people based on the meanings they assigns - EXAMPLE “on they way” 1)When does communication stop? Never its continual How does communication effect someone The receiver The sender The bystander ex: Couple arguing THEORY: a set of systematic informed hunches about the way things work How do we learn to communicate? - Practice - Observation - StudyWHAT ARE THE AREAS WE STUDY Interpersonal  communication between individuals *intimacy/romance,gender,family intrapersonal  communication with yourself Small Group Public Speaking Organizational  the structure and workings of organizations and relationships of employees Health DR./Patient interaction, health campaignsRhetoric  the study of texts ex; presidential speeches Argumentation/Persuasion the study of debate argument and influence- For a good theory you should research investigate or having some experience/educated guesses - Multiply pieces of information are necessary for a strong theory - Descriptive ways to understand theory - Lens-a way to look at an issue problem/idea - Map/Guide-helping us to under stand something difficult GOALS OF THEORY - Description-describe the features details experiences of a phenomena. Description can be very dry or vivid - Explanation- show how something works or why something happens - Prediction- forecast future events based on current characteristics/actions- Social change- Show how 2 make things better EVALUATING THEORIES - Testability - Parsimony- Logical consistency/make sense - Utility/useful - Scope/ helping a lot helping a little Which of the following was presented as a truism among communication scholars? Words don’t mean things people mean