Communication Functions
Communication Functions
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Express:
Facilitates people’s expression of their feelings and emotions. Use by a speaker for
purpose of moving another person to act, to move in particular direction the speaker
wants the person to move.
Persuasive:
You may find yourself wanting to influence the opinion of others to believe and accept
your stand or claim on an issue or a problem; so you think of strategies on how to
persuade them to change their perspectives or opinion and to decide accordingly.
Regular:
People use communication to maintain control over other people’s attitude and behavior.
Your parents use it to guide, inspire, or reprimand you when you seem to lose control over
your schedule, studies, and relationships, among others. In school, your teachers and the
administrators use communication to direct your efforts to positive channels in order to
learn new skills, gain more knowledge, develop competencies, and imbibe good values.
Social relationship:
Communication helps us start, maintain, regulate, or even end relationships with other
people. We usually establish a positive climate at home, in school, and in the workplace by
greeting the people around us and by exchanging pleasantries with them. We also show
how we welcome new classmates or col-leagues by smiling at them and conversing with
them about any topic with the intention of getting to know each other and to feel that “we
belong.”