in this video we'll discuss the different levels of communication and
examine where public speaking falls in the context of broader communication
studies for the purposes of our discussion will break down communication
into five categories or levels intrapersonal interpersonal small group
public speaking and mass communication while we don't have the time to have a
comprehensive discussion of each of these levels right now i will give you a
little information on each so that you can have a better understanding of where
public speaking fits in the larger spectrum of communication
put simply intrapersonal communication is communication with yourself how many
of you talk to yourself either out loud or just in your head you ever debate
difficult decision to make a mental to-do list daydream of course we all do
don't worry this is all perfectly normal put in the context of the communication
models that we discussed in a previous video intrapersonal communication is
simply means that you're both communicator a and communicator be
interpersonal communication as a second person to the equation sometimes called
dyadic communication interpersonal communication involves a dyad or two
people interpersonal communication can be classified as personal meaning that
it takes place in some sort of relational context think of your family
and friends there or impersonal which does not involve a relationship think
here of the cashier at walmart or random people who strike up a conversation
while waiting in line while not all interpersonal communication takes place
in a relationship interpersonal communication is the foundation of all
relationships are need for and use of interpersonal communication also changes
over time
small group communication involves a group of at least three people and can
include as many as 12 or soap in order to be classified as a true small group
the group must have a shared set of goals and see themselves as a group in
other words eight people who just happened to be walking on the same
sidewalk
same time are not a small group they're just an aggregation of people a small
group is working towards some type of goal together and his conscious of doing
so the members of a small group also have some level of interdependence
meaning that the behaviour of one group member affects the other members of that
group public speaking typically involves one person speaking too many people in a
face-to-face environment the language and style of communication used in
public speaking is generally more formal than that of interpersonal and small
group communication obviously we'll have much more to say on the nature and
practice of public speaking in subsequent videos the final level of
communication is mass communication in which an individual or organization is
communicating to a mass audience comprised hopefully of many many people
there are two additional factors that sent mass communication apart from the
other types of communication first mass communication is mediated communication
that means that the channel always involves some sort of Technology the
second difference is that feedback is always delayed in mass communication can
you provide feedback certainly but the person or organisation sending the
message will receive that feedback simultaneously the message will already
be sent before they hear from you now I have a question for you and what ways
the other levels of communication particularly intrapersonal interpersonal
and mass communication impact speakers and public speaking
go ahead I'll wait
if you need more time to answer that question feel free to pause the video
now otherwise let's continue in this video we discuss the different levels of
communication intrapersonal interpersonal small group public
speaking and mass communication and examined where public speaking falls in
the context of broader communication studies check out some of our other
videos for more insight into the public speaking process