What is Communication?
How does Communication Work?
Is Communication Two-Way?
Do communicators need a Consensus?
Varying Definitions of Communication.
Communication is Cultural Overlap.
Who said what to whom to what effect?
NOISE!
Noise is Unintended Communication!
Useless!
The importance and meaning of DATA.
Information can be gathered from data.
Data is percieved change.
INFORMATION = DATA+STRUCTURE
E.G Cultural Structure
Where does PRIVACY fit in?
Why do we Communicate?
Allows us to talk with one another!
Allows the sharing of ideas and opinions.
Allows us to develop a cultural identity.
Culture is everything we share with one another!
How do we Communicate?
Using technology to share data.
Telephone
Letters (Snail Mail)
Social Networks
Problems of noise in social networks!
Instant Messaging
E-Mails
Speech with one another.
Literary works, movies, music and the media.
Communication is rarely 1-to-1.
Communication not always accurate! Needs to be decoded/interpreted.
Models of Communication
Transactional Model
Are these models outdated?
Shannon's Model