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The document discusses several theories of communication: 1) The electronic theory views communication as transmitting a message from sender to receiver, which may be distorted by noise. 2) The social environment theory emphasizes that communication occurs within a specific social context with roles, rules, and culture that must be understood. 3) Rhetorical theory views communication as a circular process where the communicator aims to produce a desired response from the audience within their environment.

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Business Communication - EnG301 Power Point Slides Lecture 03

The document discusses several theories of communication: 1) The electronic theory views communication as transmitting a message from sender to receiver, which may be distorted by noise. 2) The social environment theory emphasizes that communication occurs within a specific social context with roles, rules, and culture that must be understood. 3) Rhetorical theory views communication as a circular process where the communicator aims to produce a desired response from the audience within their environment.

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Business

Communication
Communication

Transmitting information from one person to other


person.
Theories of Communication

Electronic Theory
One very influential theory is called the mathematical or
electronic theory of communication.
This idea emphasized the technical problems of
transmitting a message from a sender to a receiver.
It is based on, and uses the language of electronics.
The message begins with an information source, the
mind of the sender (writer or speaker), who encodes a
message into words and sentences.
Electronic Theory
The message is transmitted as a signal (marks on paper or
sound waves) through a channel, where it may be distorted
by noise (such as smudged typing or acoustical problems). As
a last step, the receiver (listener or reader) decodes the
message. 2
1 Message 3
Communicator Audience
as sender as receiver

The electronic theory is helpful because it introduces the


ideas of senders and receivers and of possible interference. It
emphasizes one important aspect of communication:
Accuracy.
Limitations of Electronic Theory
Its usefulness is limited , people are not machines
An accurate electronic communication system can be
design but not a human one.
It ignores many other important dimensions of the
situation in which we communicate.
Social Environment Theory
Social environment theory was coined by social and
behavioral scientists.
We must consider the situation, the social context in
which we work.
When we work and communicate together, we all
participate in a social situation.
Within that situation, each agrees to assume certain
roles such as compromiser, initiator, or
encourager based on our part in the activity.
We each have a certain status prescribed officially, such
as our job title.
Social Environment Theory
We need to understand the rules, or the culture, of the
environment in order to communicate: both the official
rules such as company policies and practices and
those unwritten rules regarding to whom, how and when,
and for how long it is appropriate for us to communicate
within a certain organization.
Message 2
1 3
Communicator Audience
Within a certain environment
4
Social environment is helpful because it adds the
important dimension of the specific social situation.
Rhetorical Theory
Third set of theorists add more dimensions to our
understanding of the communication process:
communication is not linear, but circular.
It is not just sending a message to be received, but
producing a response; not static, but dynamic.
Rhetorical theorists provide an important addition to the
communication model for business communicators.
Many people caught up in the accuracy and forget third
crucial variable, producing the desired response form
their audience.
This model is circular, not linear.
Rhetorical Theory
2
1 Message
Communicator Audience
Response 3

5
Environment
4
The most important difference between business
communication and other forms of communication is this
circular quality.
Your business communication effectiveness depends on
the result you achieve.
The Communication Process
Communication is a process of sending and receiving
verbal and nonverbal messages.
Communication is considered effective when it achieves
the desired reaction or response from the receiver.
Communication is a two way process of exchanging ideas
or information.
The Communication Process
The process of communication has six components:
1. Context
2. Sender/Encoder
3. Message
4. Medium
5. Receiver/Decoder
6. Feedback
Context
Every message, whether oral or written, begins with
context.
Context is a broad field that includes country, culture,
organization and external and internal stimuli.
Your attitudes, opinions, emotions, past experiences, likes
and dislikes, education, job status and confidence.

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