nine elements of communication

1. The Process of
Communication and The
Elements of
Communication

2. ACTIVITY 1: PASS THE MESSAGE
• Your teacher will divide you into small groups of ten members.
• Arrange yourselves in lines from the front to the back of the classroom.
• The last persons at the back shall be given a paragraph of five to eight
sentences to whisper to the persons in front of them.
• Repeat the procedure until it reaches the first persons in the lines, who
then will write the paragraph on the board or on sheet of paper.
• The group that finishes first with the most accurate output wins the game.

3. Guide Questions
1. Did you enjoy the activity?
Why? Why not?

4. 2. Was the paragraph
accurately transmitted? Why or
why not?

5. 3. What helped you accomplish
the task well? What hindered
you from doing it well?

6. 4. If you were to repeat the
process, how would you
improve it?

7. Activity 2: Map it Out
• The task is to draw a diagram or representation of how the
paragraph was transmitted from the first person to the last
person until it was written on the board, including instances of
breakdown ( when an error in transmission or receipt
happened).
• Conceptualize your diagram or representation and then draw it
on sheet of manila paper.
• When done, tape the output on the wall or board.

9. NATURE OF COMMUNICATION
1. Communication is a process.
2.Communication occurs between two or more people. (
the speaker and the receiver)
3. Communication can be expressed through written or
spoken words, actions(non-verbal), or both spoken
words and nonverbals actions at the same time.

10. Points to REMEMBER
“COMMUNICATION is a
systematic process in which individuals
interact through symbols to create and
interpret meaning”.

11. Activity 3: HIDE AND SEEK (Pair work)
* worksheet*

12. Guide Questions
1. Are you happy with the activity ? Why or Why not?
2. Did you find all answers? Why or why not?
3. What helped you accomplish the activity?
4. What prevented you from successfully doing the activity?
5. Examine your answers in the activity and your diagram. Are
there any similar words?

13. ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION
1. Speaker/Source/Sender -
the source of information or
message.

14. 2. Message- the information,
ideas or thoughts conveyed by the
speaker in words or in actions.

15. 3. Encoding- the process of
converting the message into words,
actions, or other forms that the speaker
understands.

16. 4.Channels - the medium or the means,
such as personal or non- personal, verbal
or nonverbal, in which the encoded
message is conveyed.

17. 5. Receiver - the recipient of
the message, or someone who
decodes the message.

18. 6. Decoding - the process of
interpreting the encoded message
of the speaker by the receiver.

19. 7. Feedback - the reactions,
responses, or information provided
by the receiver

20. 8. Context - the environment
where communication takes
place.

21. 9. Barrier - the factors that
affects the flow of
communication.

23. Activity 4: CAMERA ROLL (Role playing)
• Pinned under your chair is a piece of paer on which a
situation you are going to role-play is written.
• Group with your classmates who have the same situation
as yours and write down a dialogue for fifteen-minute
presentation. Present your two-minute dramatization in
class.

24. Situation 1: Your neighbor's house is on fire. You call the fire
department. You have to communicate the urgency of the
situation.
Situation 2: You are a reporter covering the fire in situation 1 and
reporting it live on television. People are already crowding the area.
Some are helping, others are bystanders. Firefighters are trying to
put out the fire while sirens are blaring.
Situation3: You are at the airport,pier, or bus station watching the
TV report in situation 2. Share your thoughts or feelings with
seatmate you have not met before.

25. Situation 4: You are at home browsing through your social
media account and reading the posts in situation 2. Share
your thoughts or feelings with your family.
Situation5: You are the head of the fire department
reporting the findings on the cause and effect of the fire to
the mayor.
Situation6: You are the mayor addressing the media at a
press conference, and highlighting the importance of fire
safety and prevention.

26. CRITERIA RATING
1. The voice of each character was
clear with appropriate volume and
inflection.
5 4 3 2 1
2. Each role was played in a
convincing, consistent manner.
5 4 3 2 1
3. The dramatization was well
prepared and organized.
5 4 3 2 1
4. Actors captured and ,maintained
audience interest.
5 4 3 2 1

27. Answer the following questions:
1. How did you report the urgency of the situation?
2. What is the effect of noise in the report on television or radio?
3. Is there a difference between talking to an unknown person and talking to
family or friends? WHy do you say?
4. Are there difference in giving information to one, to two or more persons, and to
the public? How are they different?
5. In small groups, discuss the following:
a. point out the 1.source 2. message 3. encoding 4. channels 5.rceiver 6. decoding
and 7. feedback in your assigned situation and how these elements interplay
b. explain why there was a breakdown of communication
c. how did you avoid or resolve the breakdown in communication

28. Points to REMEMBER!
There are nine elements in communication.
The source, also called sender, is the origin of the message, which contains the
idea or action.
To ensure that the correct message is sent, the source encodes it in the manner
believed to be most understood by the receiver who decodes the message.
The message goes through a channel, which may include the telephone, radio,
television, person to person, by letter or public address system.
Feedback is the response made by the receiver. It tells the sender if the
intended message is understood or decoded properly. The transmission of the
message may be affected by noise, the barrier.
Context it is the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement or
idea.