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| − | Different contexts can affect communication, and can sometimes lead to communication efforts being misunderstood. The context or circumstances surrounding the communication might include | + | Different contexts can affect communication, and can sometimes lead to our communication efforts being misunderstood. The context or circumstances surrounding the communication might include the audience, location, cultural beliefs, timing, the choice of words used, and many other factors. |
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This reading introduces intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, institutional, and mass communication contexts, their advantages and disadvantages, and appropriate and inappropriate uses. Remember, each context influences the communication process differently, and contexts can overlap. | This reading introduces intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, institutional, and mass communication contexts, their advantages and disadvantages, and appropriate and inappropriate uses. Remember, each context influences the communication process differently, and contexts can overlap. | ||
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| “ | Without context, a piece of information is just a dot. It floats in your brain with a lot of other dots and doesn't mean a thing. Knowledge is information in context... connecting the dots | ” |
| —Michael Ventura | ||
Different contexts can affect communication, and can sometimes lead to our communication efforts being misunderstood. The context or circumstances surrounding the communication might include the audience, location, cultural beliefs, timing, the choice of words used, and many other factors.
We're going to look at five types of communication context: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Group, Public, and Mass communication. Before you look at the reading below, have a think about what these different communication contexts might be, and how they affect communication choices.
