Models and Processes of Communication

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UNIT 1 MODELS AND PROCESSES OF COMMUNICATION Structure 1. Introduction 1.1 Objectives 2. Communication 1.2.1 Definitions 2. Functions of Communication 1.3 Types of Communication 1.3.1 Intrapersonal Communication 1.3.2 Interpersonal Communication 1.3.3 Group Communication 1.3.4 Mass Communication 1.4 Models of Communication 1.5 Communication Process 1.6 Barriers in Communication 1.7 Strategies for Effective Communication 1.8 Summary 1.9 Unit End Activities 1.10 References and Suggested Reading 1.11 Clues to Check Your Progress 1.0 INTRODUCTION Have you ever noticed how we express ourselves or interact with each other? Have you ever wondered what communication is and what role it plays in our lives? Communication generally means the exchange of messages with others but it can also be with one’s own self where the self is the sender and receiver of messages. It is an integral part of our lives and is intertwined with all the activities undertaken by us. Human beings communicate right from the moment they are born till death and it will not be an exaggeration to say that communication is indicative of life itself. Thus communication can be equated with other basic needs of life such as food, clothes and shelter as any person, group or community cannot survive without communication. We may communicate with ourselves while thinking, dreaming, reading, watching something or listening to something. We communicate face-to-face with another person or speak with people in group situations. We can also communicate with people located in widespread places, who may be from a heterogeneous group and be anonymous to each other, with the help of technology. You may ask, if communication is so omnipresent and integral to our lives, why study communication at all? We need to study communication
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