1.6 Identify and explain three communication contexts.

PRINCIPLE POINTS: The three classic contexts of in-person communication that researchers have studied are (1)

interpersonal communication, which occurs simultaneously between two people who attempt to mutually influence each other, usually for the purpose of managing relationships;

(2) small group communication, which is the transactive process of creating meaning among three to about fifteen people who share a common purpose, feel a sense of belonging to the group, and exert influence on one another;

and (3) presentational communication, which occurs when a speaker addresses a gathering of people to inform, persuade, or entertain them. Communication in organizational and healthcare settings involves all three contexts.

PRINCIPLE TERMS:

interpersonal communication impersonal communication small group communication presentational communication rhetoric organizational communication health communication PRINCIPLE SKILLS: