Professional Communications
Communication
History
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What is Communication?
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Communication
The process of creating and exchanging
meaning through symbolic interaction.
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Verbal communication
Communication in the form of spoken
or written words.
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Nonverbal communication
Communication in the form of gestures,
eye contact, or tone of voice.
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Non Verbal: Sound
Drums were one way to send
signals to neighboring tribes
and groups. Different
drumming patterns would tell
them of concerns and events
they needed to know.
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Non Verbal:
Smoke Signals
Smoke signals were another way to send
messages to people who were not close
enough to use words with.
Bring
Home
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Milk
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Verbal Storytelling
Before the written
word, storytelling was
a way for families and
communities to pass
on information.
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Speech
Speech is the expression of,
or the ability to express
thoughts and feelings by
articulate sounds.
Human communication was
revolutionized by speech.
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Symbols
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Symbol - Something that
represents or stands for
something else
The imperfection of speech
resulted in the creation of
new forms of
communication, improving
both the range at which
people could communicate
and the longevity of the
information.
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Cave Drawings
Around 30,000 BC
murals were
painted on cave
walls that told
stories of battles,
hunts, and culture.
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Petroglyphs
Around 10,000 BC
images were
created by
removing part of a
rock surface by
incising, pecking,
carving, and
abrading.
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Pictograms
9,000 BC saw the
development of
pictures that
represent an object
or an idea.
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Ideogram
A written character that symbolizes the idea of a thing
without indicating the sounds used to say it, e.g.,
numerals and Chinese characters.
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Writing
a sequence of
letters, words, or
symbols marked on
paper or other
surface
 appeared around
2700 BC
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Alphabet
a set of letters or
symbols in a fixed order
used to represent the
basic sounds of a
language
in particular, the set of
letters from A to Z
1700 BC
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The Printing Press
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Johann Gutenburg invented an actual printing
press in 1450
Gutenburg was the first to use a press to print
the Bible, the oldest full
length volume printed.
• From Gutenburg's press in
Mainz, Germany, printing
spread all over Europe.
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Typewriter
In 1714 an Englishman, Henry Mill, received
the first patent for a typewriter.
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Mobile Communications
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Postal system
The Pony Express
Railroads
Morse Code
Telegraph
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1831 Joseph Henry invents the first electric telegraph.
1832 Samuel Morse invents Morse Code.
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Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone in
Boston in 1876. One
hundred twenty years later
there are over 360 million
telephone numbers, and
that figure grows each
year.
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Computer
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1951, The UNIVAC I
(Universal Automatic
Computer) was the first
commercially available,
“mass produced” electronic
computer.
The UNIVAC I was
manufactured by Remington
Rand in the United States.
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Wireless Communications
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Radio
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Cell Phones
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Television
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Satellite Communications
Internet
In 1973 a global computer
network emerged,
providing a variety of
information and
communication facilities.
These interconnected
networks use standardized
communication protocols.
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E-mails
Short for “electronic mail,”
e-mail is a means of
sending messages via the
internet. E-mail also allows
you to send files as
attachments to e-mail
messages.
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Skype
Founded in 2003,
Skype is software that
allows you to call
people on their
computers or phones.
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Social Media
Social media are Internet
sites where people interact
freely, sharing and
discussing information
about each other and their
lives, using a multimedia
mix of personal words,
pictures, videos and audio.
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