Week 2: Types of Communication and the Communication Process (outline pending)
Week of Mon, Aug 24 · week closes Sun, Aug 30
This week's items
- Week 2 reading — Communication Typespoints in Canvas
- Activity: Identify communication types in daily lifepoints in Canvas
Exact due times are in Canvas.
Read this week
Know these cold
- Compare and contrast the five types of communication: intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, public, and mass.
- Trace a real conversation through the transactional model — identify sender, message, channel, feedback, and noise.
- Explain what 'communication competence' means and why it matters in academic and professional settings.
- Describe how technology changes the communication process (asynchronous vs. synchronous communication).
- Identify at least three settings where public communication skills directly benefit you.
- Understand what constitutes ethical communication — honesty, respect, empathy, and accuracy.
- Differentiate between intentional and unintentional communication.
- Complete the Activity: write three examples of communication from your day and classify each by type.
Meerk's quiz — open the Week 2 gate
10 questions, no time limit. 85% on your first attempt in a 24-hour window opens the gate. Retakes inside the window are practice — they help you learn, they don't count. Work alone; the point is to know it, not to have seen it.
Stuck?
Raise your hand. Mr. James gets a message right away and can help you remotely. Nothing else is stored — just your last name, grade, and where you're stuck.
Dinner Table Question
Ask at home: Which type of communication do you find hardest — talking to one person, speaking to a group, or communicating in writing? Why do you think that is?
En español: ¿Qué tipo de comunicación te resulta más difícil: hablar con una persona, hablar ante un grupo o comunicarte por escrito? ¿Por qué?