Assignment: Introduction to Communication Worksheet

Paragraph Questions

Answer the following questions in your own words. Each response mustbe written as an academic paragraph of at least 150 words. Be clear and concise and provide explanations for your answers. Format your sources consistent with APA guidelines. NO PLAGIARISM!

1. According to Communication: Principles for a Lifetime (2013), what is the definition of communication?What are the fundamentals of communication? What does communication mean to you personally? Providean example.

2. Describe the differences between linear, interactional, and transactional communication.

3. Why is communication critical to developing self-concept? Provide an example of how communication has helped you to develop your self-concept.

Myth or Reality?

Identify whether each of the following sentencesis a myth or a reality.Explain your answers.

1. Youcommunicate only when youconsciously and deliberately choose to communicate. Mythor Reality

2. Words do not mean the same things to the listener as they do to the speaker. Myth or Reality

3. Youcommunicate primarily with words. Myth or Reality

4. Nonverbal communication is not perceived solely through sight. Myth or Reality

5. Communication is not a one-way activity. Myth or Reality

6. The message yousend is identical to the message received by the listener. Mythor Reality

7. You can never give someone too much information. Mythor Reality

Matching

Match the sevencontexts of communication with the appropriate definition by placing the letter of the definition in the blank.

1. ___Interpersonal             a. Communication within and among large, extended environments
2. ___Intrapersonal             b. Communication between and among members of different cultural backgrounds
3. ___ Group                      c. Communication with a group of people
4. ___Public/Rhetorical         d. Communication to a large group of listeners
5. ___Organizational            e. Communication with oneself
6. ___Intercultural               f. Communication to a very large audience through mediated forms
7. ___Mass                         g. Face-to-face communication between people.