Communication

Webster defines communication as a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. (Merriam-Webster Inc., 2009).

Communication is the most important part of society. It allows people to share their thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Communication can either be verbal or nonverbal. Without these two forms of communication contact between individuals would not be possible for anyone not matter the gender or culture.

Verbal communication is communicating ones feelings through words. There are three functions of verbal communication: task ordering, process orientation, and narrative. “Task ordering ‘involves cognitive meaning that focuses on either/or choices and creates an understanding about the groups purposes and processes’. Task ordering is when the group formed rates it’s productivity. If the group wants to know if the job that they did was a success or failure then they would go by the agenda, notes kept, minutes taken, or what was talked about in the meetings. “Process orientation allows us to gently and diplomatically address issues that can create great difficulties if left to a no-holds-barred task orientation.”(Harris & Sherblom, 2008). Proccess orientation is basically seeing how good of a moderator or facilitator a leader has be/oen. If the leader was able to keep the meetings straight without anybody being left out or any rude behavior had been allowed. Last but not least the final process is narrative, which tells how we talk about our group.

“By definition, all behaviors that are not consciously verbal and that are assigned meaning by one or both of the parties in a communication interaction are nonverbal communication.(Harris & Sherblom, 2008). Nonverbal communication includes but is not limited to facial display, paralanguage, body language, proxemics, and chronemics. Facial displays generally refer to eye contact or a smile on ones face. Paralanguage is the...