Definition:
The process of sending and receiving messages through verbal or nonverbal means--speech (oral communication), writing (written communication), signs, signals, or behavior. See also:
Etymology:
From the Latin, "common"Observations:
- "It is the ability to communicate by using words that separates human beings from the rest of the animal kingdom. Our verbal ability also enables us to learn from the past--to benefit from the experience of others."
(Scott Ober, Contemporary Business Communication. Houghton, 2001) - "The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it."
(Edward R. Murrow) - "Human communication occurs on the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and public levels. Intrapersonal communication is communicating with yourself. It encompasses such activities as thought processing, personal decision making, listening, and determining self-concept. Interpersonal communication refers to communication that takes place between two or more persons who establish a communicative relationship. Forms of interpersonal communication include face-to-face or mediated conversations, interviews, and small-group discussions. Public communication is characterized by a speaker's sending a message to an audience. It may be direct, such as a face-to-face message delivered by a speaker to an audience, or indirect, such as a message relayed over radio or television."
(Roy M. Berko, et al., Communicating: A Social and Career Focus. Houghton, 2007) - "[The] various communication situations share some basic components: a context; a source or sender; a receiver; messages; noise; and channels, or modes."
(Mark V. Redmond, Communication: Theories and Applications. Houghton, 2000)
Pronunciation: ke-MYONN-eh-KAY-shun
