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Exploring the Importance and History of Communication in Personal and Professional Life

This comprehensive lesson delves into the field of communication, examining its significance across various aspects of life, including personal relationships, professional success, and civic engagement. It explores the historical evolution of communication, research approaches, and models that define how we interact. Students will learn about vital skills such as interpersonal communication, listening, and public speaking. The course also covers various career paths within communication, highlighting the role of effective communication in personal identity, workplace dynamics, and societal health.

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Exploring the Importance and History of Communication in Personal and Professional Life

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  1. Lesson Objectives • Value of Studying Communication • History of the Field • Research Approaches • Definitions • Process and Skills • Careers in Communication The Filed of Communication

  2. What Mike Does in a Day… • E-Mail vs. Communication in Person • Individual vs. Team • Creating “Climate” • Planning Interviews • Date (Relationship) • Speech to a Group The Filed of Communication

  3. Importance of Communication • We talk, listen, think, ask, answer, share ideas… So much communication in a day. • Personal Life • Building Personal Identity • Promoting Health • Personal Relationships • Marriage The Filed of Communication

  4. Importance of Communication (2) • Professional Life • Critical for Career Success (Talk & Listen) • Express Ideas, Giving & Gaining Support, Gaining Cooperation • Civic Life • For the the Health of Society • Required for Democracy • Expressing Ideas, Claiming, Presenting & Listen to Argument The Filed of Communication

  5. History of the Field • Ancient Philosophers: Plato, Aristotle & Isocrates (2000 yrs. ago) • Rhetoric as Central to Civic Life • Teaching Citizens: Analyze Listeners, Discover Ideas, Organize Messages, Develop Proof, and Deliver Speeches • After WW I & II • Social Issues: Prejudice, Propaganda, Attitude & Belief Changes The Filed of Communication

  6. History of the Field (2) • Mid- 20th Century • Research & Professional Groups • Speech Association of America • Speech Communication Association • National Communication Association (hum.) • International Communication Association (sci.) • 1960-70 • Civil Rights, Women’s Movement, Interpersonal Communication The Filed of Communication

  7. History of the Field (3) • Late 1970-1990s • Social Issues • Anti-Vietnam War • Technology & Interpersonal Communication The Filed of Communication

  8. Research in Communicaiton • Quantitative Research • Descriptive Statistics, Survey, Experiment • Qualitative Research • Looking into meaning, function… • Textual Analysis, Ethnography, Historical Study • Critical Research • Identify & Challenge Communication Practices • To Advance Social Awareness The Filed of Communication

  9. Defining Communication • Communication as “a systemic process in which people interact with and through symbols to create and interpret meanings” • Features • Process: dynamic and ever-changing • Systemic: interrelated parts, context, surroundings • Symbolic: abstract, arbitrary, ambiguous representations • Meanings: created by symbols through interactions The Filed of Communication

  10. Models of Communication • Linear Models (p. 23) • Laswell (1948): Who Says What in What Channel to Whom with What Effect? • Shannon & Weaver (1949): “Noise” introduced • Interactive Models (p. 24) • Schramm (1955): “Feedback” added • Transactional Models (p. 25) • Wood (1997): Non-sequential, simultaneous, changing over time The Filed of Communication

  11. Breadth of the Field • Intrapersonal Communication: • self-talk, “thinking” • Interpersonal Communication: • between people • Group & Team Communication: • leadership, roles, group goals, cohesion (fantasy themes) • Public Communication: • speak to others, credibility, persuasion • Organizational Communication: • leadership, commitment, decision making, org. culture The Filed of Communication

  12. Breadth of the Field (2) • Interviewing Communication • Q & A format, specific functions • Mass Communication • Media, stereo-types • Technologies of Communication • Intercultural Communication • Ethics and Communication • relationships, rights, moral principles The Filed of Communication

  13. Basic Processes • Perceiving & Understanding • Creating Interaction Climates • Engaging in Verbal Communication • Engaging in Non-verbal Communication • Listening & Responding • Adapting to Contexts The Filed of Communication

  14. Careers in Communication • Research • Education • Mass Communication • Training & Consulting • Human Relations, Human Development & Management The Filed of Communication

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