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This content outlines five distinct levels of communication – intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, public speaking, and mass communication – and positions public speaking within this broader spectrum.
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in this video we'll discuss the
different levels of communication and
examine where public speaking falls in
the context of broader communication
studies for the purposes of our
discussion we'll break down
communication into five categories or
levels in TR personal interpersonal
small group public speaking and mass
communication while we don't have the
time to have a comprehensive discussion
of each of these levels right now I will
give you a little information on each so
that you you can have a better
understanding of where public speaking
fits in the larger spectrum of
communication put simply inpersonal
communication is communication with
yourself how many of you talk to
yourself either out loud or just in your
head do you ever debate a difficult
decision or make a mental to-do list
Daydream of course we all do don't worry
this is all perfectly normal put in the
context of the communication models that
we discussed in a previous video
intrapersonal communication it simply
means that you're both Communicator a
and Communicator
B interpersonal communication adds a
second person to the equation sometimes
called dietic communication
interpersonal communication involves a
diad or two people interpersonal
communication can be classified as
personal meaning that it takes place in
some sort of relational context think of
your family and friends there or impersonal
impersonal
which does not involve a relationship
think here of the cashier at Walmart or
random people who strike up a
conversation while waiting in
line while not all interpersonal
communication takes place in a
relationship interpersonal communication
is the foundation of all relationships
our need for and use of interpersonal
communication also changes over
time small group communication involves
a group of at least three people and can
include as many is 12 or so in order to
be classified as a true small group the
group must have a shared set of goals
and see themselves as a group in other
words eight people who just happen to be
walking on the same sidewalk at the same
time are not a small group they're just
an aggregation of people a small group
is working towards some type of goal
together and is conscious of doing so
the members of a small group also have
some level of interdependence meaning
that the behaviors of one group member
affects the other members of that
group public speaking typically involves
one person speaking to many people in a
face-to-face environment the language
and style of communication used in
public speaking is generally more formal
than that of interpersonal and small group
group
communication obviously we'll have much
more to say on the nature and practice
of public speaking in subsequent
videos the final level of communication
is mass communication in which an
individual or organization is
communicating to a mass audience
comprised hopefully of many many people
there are two additional factors that
set mass communication apart from the
other types of communication first mass
communication is mediated communication
that means that the channel always
involves some sort of
Technology the second difference is that
feedback is always delayed in mass
communication can you provide feedback
certainly but the person or organization
sending the message won't receive that
feedback simultaneously the message will
already be sent before they hear from
you now I have a question for you in
what ways do the other levels of
communication particularly intrapersonal
interpersonal and mass communication
impact speakers and public speaking go
if you need more time to answer that
question feel free to pause the video
now otherwise let's
continue in this video we discussed the
different levels of communication
intrapersonal interpersonal small group
public speaking and mass communication
and examined where public speaking falls
in the context of broader communication
studies check out some of our other
videos for more insight into the public speaking
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