THE LEVELS OF

COMMUNICATION

Prepared by:Asuncion, Jeri Mayah P.

TO COMMUNICATE . . . The Latin verb communicare means “to

make common to many, share, impart, divide.”

SIMPLY STATED . . . Communicationis the sharing of meaning bysendingand receivingsymbolic cues.

4 LEVELS OF COMMUNICATION:

Intrapersonal Interpersonal

PublicMass

1)Intrapersonal

Self-talk or thinking and refers to the ways we communicate with ourselves.

“intra-” which means within.

Intrapersonal

Diff. levels of communication activity

Intrapersonal

Diff. levels of communication activity

thinking searching

concentrating

It involves:

Intrapersonal

Diff. levels of communication activity

daydreamingnocturnal dreaming

Intrapersonal

Diff. levels of communication activity

praying

meditation

Intrapersonal

Diff. levels of communication activity

Includes speaking aloud to oneself. This may be done to clarify thinking, to rehearse a message intended for other or simply to let off steam.

Intrapersonal

Diff. levels of communication activity

Deals with writing not intended for others.

2) Interpersonal people exchange information,

feelings, and meaning through verbal and non-verbal messages.

“inter-” which means among/between.

Interpersonal

7 main areas of interpersonal communication

1)Verbal communication refers to the use of symbols in the form of spoken words to transmit messages.

2) Non-verbal communication use of symbols other than words to transmit messages. It includes gestures, body language and how we utter words.

Interpersonal

7 main areas of interpersonal communication

3) Listening skills ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process.

4) Negotiation working with others to find a mutually agreeable (Win/Win) outcome.

Interpersonal

7 main areas of interpersonal communication

5) Problem Solving  Working with others to identify, define and solve problems.

6)Decision making exploring and analyzing options to make sound decisions.

Intuition - Intuition is using your ‘gut feeling’ about possible courses of action.

Reasoning - Reasoning is using the facts and figures in front of you to make decisions.

Interpersonal

7 main areas of interpersonal communication

7) Assertiveness  Communicating our values, ideas, beliefs, opinions, needs and wants freely.

3) PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

refers to public speeches that we deliver in front of audiences.

entertainpersuade inform

4) MASS COMMUNICATION refers to any type of media that is used to communicate with mass audiences.

Examples:• books• television• radios• films• computer technologies• magazines• newspapers