Living Model of the Interactive Process of Communication

• In Event: G.I.F.T.S. Session II

Abstract

Using a moving, living model to show students the various components in the Interactive Process of Communication allows them to see that a Public Speaking course is more than standing at a podium. Students perform as components of the model. This activity introduces students to core concepts surrounding the communication process, improves retention of ideas, fosters student buy-in to the course, and serves as an ice-breaker for the first week of the course.

Author

• Lora Helvie-Mason, Southern University