1. The Benefits of a Communications degree
Dr. Lori DeWitt
Summer Semester 1
CMAT 101
Stephen Waldron
Matthew Ellis
Natasha Apau
Adam Clarke

2. Communications
Communications is the study of the many ways that human beings relate to each other by exchanging messages, using a number of different processes of communication in a variety of settings (DeFleur, 3).
Communication is a part of our lives
People spend at least 75% of their time communicating
3. The Importance of Effective Communication

Effective communication is all about conveying your thoughts and messages to

other people clearly and unmistakably. Its also about receiving information that
others are sending to you, with as little confusion as possible.

Communication is only successful when both the sender and the receiverunderstand

the same information as a result of the communication.

In a recent survey of recruiters from companies with more than 50,000 employees,

communication skills were cited as the single most important decisive factor in
choosing managers.

Being able to communicate effectively is essential if you want to build an effective

career.
URL : http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/CommunicationIntro.htm
4. The Communication Process

At the source of the message, you

need to be clear about why youre
communicating, and what you want
to communicate. You also need to
be confident that the information
youre communicating is useful and
accurate.

The message is the information that you want to communicate.

5. Encoding is the process of transferring the information you want to communicate into a form that can be sent and correctly decoded at the other end.

Messages are conveyed through channels, with verbal channels including face-to-face meetings, telephone and

videoconferencing; and written channels including letters, emails, memos and reports.

Just as successful encoding is a skill, so is successful decoding (which involves taking the time to read a

message carefully, or listen actively to it).

The receiver is your audience, or whoever is receiving the message that you are trying to send.

6. Feedback is the verbal and nonverbal reactions to your communicated message. The situation in which your message is delivered is the context. 7. URL : http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/CommunicationIntro.htm