1.

Sam’s ham sandwiches

were wrapped in a wax
sacks.
2. A hammer rather than an
ax should be used for
banging a tack.
3. Hank carried a bag of
apples strapped to his back
pack into the camp.
Learning Objectives:
1. Define communication
2. Brainstorm ideas about
communication using a
graphic organizer.
3. Differentiate verbal, non-
verbal, written, and visual
communication.
4. Recognize the importance of
verbal, non-verbal, written, and
visual representations in
communication.
5. Send and understand
messages using verbal, non-
verbal cues, written, and visual
representation.
 How do you
picture out the
world without
communication?
What words can you associate
with the word “communication?”
Communication comes
from the Latin word
“communis” which means
commonness. This means
that communication is
common to humans.
 The act or process of
using words, sounds,
signs, or behaviors to
express or exchange
information or to
express your ideas,
thoughts or feelings,
etc. to someone else.
“Communication in
its most basic sense,
is the cement that
holds society
together.” –Maslog
(1988)
Oral communication is
the act of receiving
words by the hearing
mechanism and
transmitted by the
voice.
Oral communication
involves both verbal
stimuli (words) and non-
verbal cues (gestures,
facial expressions,
intonation, stress, etc.)
“If all my possessions were taken
from me with one exception, I
would hope to keep my power of
communication—for it I would
gain all the rest.”
---Daniel Webser, American jurist
Types of communication
1. Verbal- relating or
consisting of words
2. Non-Verbal- consists
of gestures, facial
expressions, intonation,
stress, etc.
3. Written-consists of
letters, memoranda,
circulars, journals, and
other print outs
4. Visuals-consists of
graphics, maps, charts,
etc.
“If all my possessions were taken
from me with one exception, I
would hope to keep my power of
communication—for it I would gain
all the rest.”
---Daniel Webster, American jurist
How do you
communicate? Are
your ways of
communicating
effective?
Activity:
Choose one type
of communication
to describe
yourself.
Choose one type of communication to
describe yourself:
Verbal- write 5 or more sentences about
yourself (basic info not included) or write
a short poem or song about yourself or
describe yourself orally.
Visuals- draw an illustration or object that
will best represent you in a short bond
paper.
Non-verbal- come up with a charade to
give clues about yourself or create dance
Complete the phrase:

Communication is…
Is effective communication
important? Why? Why not?

How do you ensure that

you always communicate
effectively?
“Everything we do and
choose not to do
communicate something.”
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rat sat
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laugh act
accident happen
glad ash
mass add
flap tag
 PROCESS OF
COMMUNICATION
Objectives:
1. Identify the different elements of
communication.
2. Explain the nature and process of
communication.
3. Cite communicative situations that
demonstrate the process of
communication.
1. What is
communication?
2. How does
communication help
in your daily lives?
 Why is
communication a
process?
“It is a process to
emphasize that is
always changing,
always in motion.” –
De Vito (1986)
Elements of Communication:
1. Participants-
consists of the sender
who encodes the
messages while the
speaker decodes the
messages.
2. Context- refers to
the interrelated
conditions which
include the physical
environment, social,
psychological, cultural,
and historical.
Physical- the place, time,
condition like noise,
temperature, lightning,
distance between or
among communicators
Social- relationship
between or among
communicators
Psychological- moods or
feelings of communicators
Cultural- beliefs, values,
norms shared by a group
of people
Historical- background of
the participants based on
previous communication
3. Messages- are
the meanings, ideas
or information that
are encoded and
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decoded by the
participants.
4. Channel- is the means of
accessing the messages
through visual channel which
refers to light that carries the
non verbal symbols and
through auditory channel
which refers to sound that
carries verbal symbols.
5. Feedback- validates the
effectiveness of the
communication process.
Gestures and verbal symbols
are means of knowing if
message is understood or
not, both by the speaker and
the listener.
5. Noise-means the
distractions that
interfere with the
accurate conversations
such as human noise,
natural noise, and
mechanical noise.
 Message

Sender Sender
Receiver Receiver

Feedback
Cite
communicative
situations that
demonstrate the
process of
communication.
Nature of communication
1.Communication
is an interpretative
act.
2.Communication
is a process.
3. Communication is
symbolic.
4. Communication is
contextual.
5. Communication is
developmental or
progressive.
6. Communication
is ethical.
7. Communication
is influenced by
media and
technology.
“The first duty of a
man is to speak; that is
his chief duty in the
world. It costs nothing;
it all profit; it
completes our
education; it finds and
“The ability to
communicate
effectively is not only
important to academic
success; it translates
directly into
professional and
Come up with an output or present a:
Group 1-song
Group 2- skit/short play
Group 3- poem
Group 4- poster (1/2 cartolina)
Group 5- campaign
Group 6- talk show

Expressing your learning and realizations about

communication.
Each group shall be given a maximum of 5 minutes
to present. Deduction shall be given to a group who
will exceed to 5 minutes. Scripts and lyrics shall be
written on a light colored construction paper/s