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Understanding of Communication: The Common, still the Uncommon
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might belong to different continents- nations-provinces-cities-towns and villages, yet we do have a belonging with ourselves-our
communication%2F228family
and friends, which subsequently makes us reciprocate to the society we live in. We, irrespective of the diversity and differences, try
tocommunicationremember -or to find out- the first words being voiced by the newly born. These articulations are remembered throughout our life and
are being
cherished too. It is not without any reason that we celebrate the very first Communication we receive from the new member in
athe family; it is the fundamental fascination we have in life and we have kept it alive since we got the communicative competence.
refresherto-theHow
do we (I willingly avoid saying you) react to the word communication? Certainly we, despite having a shared goal to define it, shall
not
be able to pronounce a uniform conceptual understanding of the term. Lets avoid taking encyclopediac references from the Google
basics&title=Communication%3A%20A%20Refresher%20to%20the%20Basics%20or%20EklavyaParv&ate=ATthe associated pedias otherwise we will be polarizing as well as plagiarising our thought process.
I unknown/must make it clear that I dont take sides with those, who say that it is very difficult to define communication; ironically, they still define it
there/- and then in the same write-up. Reaching to one-single-uniform set of words in the definition is humanly impossible and that is the
most
welcoming thing in communication. It is not a science, rather it is a human science where you have to study the behavioral
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In this first brain-storming session, I wish to share a very simple activity I have been conducting with my fellow learners (students assigned
to me). It needs a board marker or if you are fortunate enough to find tennis ball with some student in the class. Then, it is as simple as
making tea with the readymade contents!
We start a childhood favorite Catch-Catch game and like an accustomed singer-performer, I keep on speaking about Communication.
There are two things happening: Listening and the artificially created Involvement. Reciting the remembered, as Kant says,
Communication is the transfer of information from a sender to a receiver, with the information being understood by the receiver. I
have made this definition a part of my being since I first read it to students (of course, I mean fellow learners) in 2007. The fundamentals
that it conveys are so clear to us and seem identical to the Catch-Catch we have been playing in the background. On the Foregrounded
screen, the scope of the process is explained to the listeners, who have identified the throw-catch-throw as the process of
communication, comprising the medium-message in their own tennis ball.
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It seems more justified to tell them now, that communication is all pervasive, it an exchange of information, facts, expressions or emotions,
goal oriented as well as bi-polar. The various mannerisms of throwing the same Message-Medium ball to the receiver bring out the Verbal
and Non-Verbal types of communication. Interestingly, the failures in grabbing the ball perfectly stand for a thesis that perfect
communication is never possible in practice.
Referring back to the obvious irony in defining communication, it must be understood that defining (to impose your version on the world)
and understanding are to altogether different areas. The later I belong to, and I do it with pride. Understanding Communication seems
more rational than defining it. I am of the belief that a substance, which changes its form in different conditions, cannot be confined to a
set of words. Communication is all pervasive, we acknowledge it as a gospel truth and we are required to acknowledge that it is ever
evolving too. Thus, something in transition cannot be restricted as this would invite a new set of definition every calendar day.
As a teacher, I feel that Ethical Double Speak is a virtue for us. We need to create the discontent (never the disappointment) among
learners and need to incite them to search for the logical conclusion to the discussion on communication in a given context. The hunger
to experience and discover the scope of communication is what proves to be an asset for us.
While concluding this Introductory, of my understanding, and writing random thoughts about communication, I must share the
observations by an expert famous with all teachers- P.D. Chaturvedi and Mukesh Chaturvedi:
What is communication? Communication is what it does-bringing people together.
How does it do that? By establishing a commonness among people.
Communication is divided in to Verbal and Non-Verbal types according to the 'usage or the tools it taken to communicate'.
Verbal Communication:
1. Verbal Oral (Spoken) Communiation
2. Verbal Written Communication
Non-Verbal Communication:
1. Face Expressions
2. Gestures
3. Eye Contact
4. Pitch
5. Tone
6. Para-Language
Non-Verbal Communicaiton can be better understood with the explanation of KOPPACT.
We shall discuss it in upcoming posts and discussions.
Do your homework on KOPPACT.
EklavyaParv

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Parveen is an Innovative Educator in the Higher Education of India. He has conceptualized EduSoMedia and is
teaching his students using EdTech. He is an M. Phil. in English, Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication, and is pursuing PhD
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