Introduction to Communication

in the Organization

COMS 103 - Presentational Speaking in

the Organization

(Remember, we won’t be COUNTING “clicks” for participation points until next week…but use ‘em if you have ‘em!)

Are you ready to click?

A. Take the pill and be smarter?

B. Don’t take the pill and seem smarter?

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…which leads to today’s topic:

Communication in the Organization

Importance of communication

Process of communication

Definition of communication

Building blocks of communication

Let’s start with:Importance of Communication

Communication is EVERYTHING (or so they say)!

Maybe, maybe not, but…

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

To illustrate, what does a workplace WITHOUT

communication look like?

Let’s click about it!

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B. D.

If you selected Choice A…

Before I give you an answer…

If you selected Choice B…

If you selected Choice C…

Perhaps we underestimate the importance of communication because we think of it as a thing.

Grandma wanted me to study a field, not a thing.What is Environmental Science? What is Business?

What is communication?

THING

THING

Sender

Message

Medium or Channel

Receiver

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Building Blocks of the Communication Process:1. __________________________

2. __________________________

3. __________________________

4. __________________________

5. __________________________

6. __________________________

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8. __________________________

I’m glad my shame can be your learning

moment.

Who wants to hear an

embarrassing story?

So…what have we learned so far?

Communication is important…Communication is important…

Early communication scholars…Early communication scholars…

Within the amoeba…Within the amoeba…

You’ll need to think about all of these parts in You’ll need to think about all of these parts in this class, and after this class, if you want to this class, and after this class, if you want to speak like a leader.speak like a leader.

Next week…

Topic Selection and Audience

Adaptation!