The Discipline of Communication
The Discipline of Communication
COMMUNICATION DEFINED
Communication has been called the most practical of the academic disciplines.
Communication can be interpreted in two ways:
One. That our everyday communication experience can be used in building our knowledge and skills to make us effective and ethical communicators; and
Two. That this "ordinariness" of communication may lead us to take it for granted.
The word communication was derived from the Latin word communicatus, which means common - establishing commonness between participants of communication.
Meaning is the heart of communication. Meanings may be either suggested (implied) or literal (explicit).
Whether you like it or not, you are innately communicators and thus are creatures of expressions.
Communication is both a process and a practice.
Perspectives of Communication
Perspectives of Communication
One. Communication may be regarded as a simultaneous exchange of codes among people who have consensus on the meanings of such codes.
Two. Communication is abstract and requires interpretation of every word or utterance as these are merely representatives of one's thoughts.
Communication guides people in creating both their subjective realities (personal beliefs, opinions, and life views about the world) and objective realities (the rules and conventions that govern daily human living).