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Welcome to Episode #3!
What does communication look
like?
• Linear Model
• Interactive Model
• Transactional
Model
Linear Model
• Communication is
“one way”
• Messages flow only
from sender to
receiver.
Interactive Model
• Communication is
“two way”
• Receiver gives
“feedback”
• “Behavioral” rather
than just “encoding”
Transactional Model
• Communication is
“two way” and
simultaneous.
• Sender and receiver
give lots of “feedback”
• Makes communication
relational.
Communication Misconceptions:
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Always a good thing?
Will solve ALL problems?
More is always better?
Meanings are in words?
Always simple?
NO!
NO!
NO!
NO!
NO!
What is communication?
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Aristotle
Francis Bacon
Donald Bryant
Pearson/Nelson
Aristotle
Communication is:
the art of
discovering all of
the available
means of
persuasion in a
given instance.
Francis Bacon
Communication is:
applying reason
to imagination
for the greater
moving of the
will.
Donald Bryant
Communication is:
adjusting ideas
to people and
adjusting
people to ideas.
Pearson/Nelson
Communication is:
the process by
which meaning is
exchanged between
individuals through
a common system
of symbols, signs,
and behaviors.
What is the
Art of Conversation?
• Organize your thoughts
logically.
• Tailor your message to your
audience.
• Tell your story for
maximum impact.
• Adapt your message to
listener feedback.
How to deal with nervousness?
• Acquire speaking experience.
• Prepare! Prepare! Prepare!
• Think positively.
• Use the power of visualization.
• Know that most nervousness is
not visible.
• Don’t expect perfection.