An overview of communication, course syllabus and requirements.

1. COMMUNICATION A BASIC COURSE BY 1ST KUALA LUMPUR COMPANY

2. Course Syllabus Quizzes 50% Group Project – Performance/Presentation 10% Individual Project – Speech 10% Attendance & Participation 5+5% Finals 20%

3. Course Syllabus cont. Week 1: Introduction & Background Week 2: Interpersonal – Making relationships work* Week 3: Rhetoric – Persuasive speaking* Week 4: Small Groups – Forming effective groups* Week 5: Presentation Techniques & Skills* Week 6: Individual Project - Speeches Week 7: Gender, Culture, and Power* Week 8: Finals Week 9: Group Project - Presentations

4. History/Early communications Rhetoric (persuasion) – Greek society Teachers development Speech Comm. & Theatre Communication Studies Interpersonal/Relational Small Group/Organizational Mass Communication/Media Studies/Journalism Intercultural Comm. Interdepartmental: gender, nonverbal, conflict management, human communications & psychology, sociology.

5. Greek Teaching Teachers Dev. Speech Comm. Theatre Acting Dance Comm. Studies Music Interpersonal Mass Comm. Small Group/Org. Broadcasting Intercultural Journalism Interdepartmental PR/Advertising Corporate Comm.

6. Communication is… Communication is the BASIC of every human interaction. It is the focus of our lives…

7. Communication is… Communication is the BASIC of every human interaction. It is the focus of our lives… It is what we do!

8. Defining Communication “A transactional process of sharing meaning with others.” Transactional: Transferable; Negotiable.

9. Models of communication Linear Sender (Encodes) Receiver (Decodes) Message Channel

10. Models of communication Linear Sender (Encodes) Receiver (Decodes) Noise Message Channel

11. Interactive Models of communication Message Sender (Encodes) Receiver (Decodes) Feedback Sender (Encodes) Receiver (Decodes) Channel

12. Interactive Models of communication Noise Message Sender (Encodes) Receiver (Decodes) Feedback Sender (Encodes) Receiver (Decodes) Channel

13. Interactive Models of communication Noise Message Sender (Encodes) Receiver (Decodes) Feedback Sender (Encodes) Receiver (Decodes) Channel Field of Experience Field of Experience

14. Communication: A process You can never step into the same river twice.

15. Communication: A process You can never step into the same river twice. It is a continuous flow.

16. Communication: A process You can never step into the same river twice. It is a continuous flow. Change is unavoidable, except for vending machines.

17. Communication: A process You can never step into the same river twice. It is a continuous flow. Change is unavoidable, except for vending machines. Therefore, mind what you do and say.

18. Communication: Sharing meaning

19. Effective Communication Achievement of Goal

20. Effective Communication Achievement of Goal I We

22. Mindful

23. Committed