Communication ?

Communication - Meaning & Definitions

Communication is derived from the Latin word ‘Communis’ which means common

Communication is a basic instinct of life

Communication is a social process and it is fundamental and vital to human survival

Communication is the name we give to the countless ways that humans keep in touch

Communication is not limited to human beings alone but birds & animals

Communication is a social, political, economic and cultural need of human beings

Communication is a means of individual and community expression

Communication is the form of interaction that takes place through words or symbols

Communication is a multifaceted activity

Communication encompasses all forms of expression for mutual understanding

Communication is the transmission of information, ideas, attitudes or emotions

Communication is a social interaction through messages

Communication is a process of exchange peas, facts, feelings or impressions

Communication is an act of getting a sender and a receiver tuned together.

Communication is the process by which information, decisions and directions pass through a social system

All educational and action programs in agriculture are communication

Communication is the force by which an individual communicator transmits stimuli to modify the behavior of other individuals

Communication is all the procedures by which one mind can affect another

When social interaction involves the transmission of meanings through the usage of symbols it is known as communication

Communication is anything that conveys meaning that carries a message from one person to another

Communication is discriminatory response of an organism to a stimulus.

Communication is the mutual interchange of ideas by any effective means

Communication is the control of behavior through descriptive and reinforcing stimuli.

Communication is a process affecting an interchange of understanding between two or more people.

Communication is a purposeful process, which involves sources, messages, channels and receivers.

Functions of Communication

Information Function

Command or Instructive function

Influence or persuasive function

Integrative function

Theories of Communication

Individual differences theory

Psycho-dynamic theory

Social categories theory

Social Relationships theory

Socio-cultural theory

Process of Communication

Communicator ---

Message ----

Channel ---

Receiver ----

Response ----

Models of communication

Aristotle Model

Laswell formula

Shannon Weaver model

Osgood & Schramm

Leagan Model

Westley & Mache an Model

De Fleur Development

7 Cs of communication

Credibility

Context

Content

Clarity

Continuity and Consistency

Channels

Capability of Receiver

10 Commandments of Communication

Think before you speak

Define the purpose of communication

Know your audience

Use right method for right occasion

Get your facts straight

Show interest in others development

Be sure to follow up

Follow up communication with action

Communicate for today as well as tomorrow

Polish your listening skills

Adoption process of communication

Need

Awareness

Interest

Deliberation

Trial

Evaluation

Adoption

Barriers to communication

Cultural

Linguistic

Social

Economic

Psychological

Physiological

Regional

Religious

Age, etc

Important things in communication

Two-way process and feedback

Two step flow of communication

Noise

Empathy