WELCOME TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION SKILLS -1 INTRODUCTION Communication refers to a process of exchanging facts , ideas , thoughts, beliefs , or opinions between two or more individuals by means of verbal or non-verbal language. Session-1 Communication Cycle The communication cycle is the entire process of communication in which the message is originated and sent to the right person through a proper medium. • • • • • • • Sender Ideas or message Encoding Communication Channel Receiver Decoding Feedback EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION • • • • • • • Clarity Completeness Conciseness Consideration Correctness Concreteness Courtesy BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION • Personal Barriers • Organizational Barriers • Socio-Psychological Barriers • Semantic Barriers • Physical Barriers Overcoming Barriers Swot Analysis IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS METHODS OF COMMUNICATION • On the Basis of Channel used: • On the Basis of Direction: • On the Basis of Means used: PERSPECTIVES IN COMMUNICATION Factors Affecting Perspectives in Communication Visual perception Language Past Experience Prejudices Feelings/Moods Environmental/Physical WRITING SKILLS • Grammar for the clarity and correctness • Vocabulary building • Simple spelling rules Phrases • Noun Phrases • Verb phrases • Adjective phrase • Adverbial phrase • Prepositional phrase Kinds of Sentences • Simple sentences • Compound sentences • Complex sentence Parts of a Sentence • Subject • Predicate Parts of Speech Noun • Common noun • Proper noun • Collective noun • Abstract noun • Countable noun • Uncountable noun Pronouns • First person • Second person • Third person Adjective