Functions of Communication Nature and Scope Examples/Situations
Being able to use language, gestures and emotions to manage Making an announcement that the community Control or Regulation Function individual or group activities will start segregating their garbage Speaker’s purpose is to control others by managing their behavior Telling someone to be quiet or encouraging some Occurs when an individual is quite uncertain towards another’s to continue discussing the topic expected behaviour that may be unusual from the usual friendly, A policeman directing pedestrians not to jaywalk initial encounters. but cross on the pedestrian lane 1. Most initial encounters are expected to involve polite, Your parents guide, reprimand you when you friendly interaction. seem to lose control over studies, schedule , and 2. In order to create a more pleasant environment, people may relationships, among others increase the frequency and duration of various nonverbal, Teachers and administrators use communication immediacy behaviors (talk initiation, gaze, to direct your efforts to positive channel in order smiling/laughter, friendly facial expression) to new skills, gain more knowledge, develop The regulatory function comprises three developmental stages: competencies and imbibe good values 1. The regulation of self by others ( a person is being controlled by In a job interview, a sensitive applicant in this others); situation is likely to manage his/her behaviour very 2. The regulation of self by self ( a person is controlling carefully in order to create a desirable impression to himself/herself); the employer. 3. The regulation of others by self (a person is controlling others). Regulation/Control is observable if we focus on the Verbal and The media use communication to urge the public Nonverbal cues used by the Speaker to achieve his/her purpose. to patronize a new product or service, to support a. Verbal cues an advocacy or rally against a cause, or even to Are the specific words chosen and used remove government officials from office. The speaker and the listener, when using verbal cues, should be respectful of each other’s culture as well as of their age, gender, social status, and religion. The words are usually directives, orders, requests, etc., meant to regulate and control other people’s behaviour. Nonverbal cues Include hand gestures, bodily action (including posture), vocal tone (paralanguage), and eye contact. The speaker and the listener, when using nonverbal cues, should be respectful of each other’s culture as well as of their age, gender, social status, and religion. The tone and the bodily action that accompany the words are authoritative and firm. Eye contact is direct The most familiar and the primary reason why people communicate Greeting the people around us and exchanging Social Interaction and The most obvious, the most often used, and the most popular pleasantries with them Emotional Expression Conversation with one another gives the people involved pleasure while passing the time in an entertaining way Social Interaction allows people to be connected with one another Emotions coordinate social interaction Emotional expression has facilitated several new insights into human emotional communication through facial muscle movements, vocalization, posture and touch Emotional expression is the basic element of social interaction a. Lack of emotional expression provides others with less information on their mental state and receives less social interaction b. Lack of perception of emotion can be a problem to social interaction Our nonverbal language tells the other person that we are using communication in order to stop communicating with him/her
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