1. Everyone never ceases to communicate as one involves hm/herself in any communicate event. 2.

People engage themselves in a process that involves the use of language (verbal/nonverbal). 3. The word communication came from the Latin word communis which means common or to commune or to come together. 4. Communication is a reciprocal process because we cannot separate communicators into sender and receiver. 5. The communicator is both the sender and the receiver because he/she does both the sending and receiving of messages simultaneously. 6. Communication is a process because it keeps on evolving and changing. 7. The communication that is currently happening is shaped by the communicators past experiences and shall influence the future communicative interactions. 8. Communication is dynamic because it keeps going and going. 9. Communication is non-repetitive. 10. The Aristotelian Model has three symbols : The speaker, the speech, and the audience. 11. Speech is defined by Aristotle as the message. 12. The audience is the listener according to Aristotle. 13. The Berlos Model is also known as the SMCR. 14. SMCR stands for the source, the message, the channel, and the receiver. 15. Communication helps us define and understand ourselves and our environment according to Bulan and De Leon (2002) 16. Communication breaks barriers between two or more persons, thus, leading to relationships. 17. Communication creates bonding in groups and affirms the human need to belong. 18. Communication enhances our understanding of and respect for different cultures. 19. Listening is a process or an activity of paying attention to what one hears and trying to understand or to get the meaning conveyed or implied by the speaker. 20. Listening can be acquired, learned, and practiced. 21. Listening is a combination of what we hear, what we understand, and what we remember. 22. Hearing is a process that happens when the ear receives the sound waves. 23. Hearing is affected by three important factors such as auditory acuity, masking, and auditory fatigue. 24. Auditory acuity is the ears capacity to respond to various frequencies or tones at various levels of loudness or intensities. 25. Masking is when two competing sounds are present. That is the message you intend to receive and the background noise. 26. Auditory fatigue is the effect of continuous and prolonged exposure to sounds of certain frequencies such as dull, monotonous voice of speaker, and exposure to noise sources. 27. Hearing means no comprehension at all on heard information. 28. Listening is about being active in a quiet way. 29. Listening entails comprehending a speakers accent or pronunciation, his grammar and his vocabulary, and grasping his meaning. 30. Listening is dynamic, transactional, an active, and complex process rather than stagnant, linear, passive, and an easy one. 31. There are 4 types of listening : (Passive, Active, Critical, and Appreciative) 32. Passive listening is the same as hearing or just the process of receiving the sounds through the sound waves. 33. Active or Attentive Listening is when a listener hears the sound, tries to understand it, remembers it, and acts on it intelligently. 34. Active listening is called for when one has to listen to directions, instructions, informative talk such as lectures or oral reports. 35. Critical/Analytical listening is when one has to decide whether to accept or reject what one has told, or decide on the true worth of the information mentioned, make a judgment on the claims made, and make decisions. 36. Critical/Analytical Listening is evident when viewing advertisements, listening to persuasive or political speeches and debates, and doing problem solving situations.

37. Appreciative Listening is simply deriving entertainment or pleasure from what he/she hears. The enjoyment may be derived from the tune, tempo or rhythm of the song he/she hears or from the humor of the joke cracks by someone. 38. An effective listener listens actively. 39. An effective listener uses thinking time. 40. An effective listener listens with an open mind. 41. An effective listener gives effective feedback. 42. An effective listener listens critically. 43. An effective listener listens rationally, not emotionally. 44. An effective listener avoids hasty conclusions. 45. An effective listener listens with empathy. 46. An effective listener listens for total meaning. 47. Intrapersonal Communication is communicating within oneself. 48. Intrapersonal Communication is called self-talk. 49. Psychologists say that what you feel about yourself can affect the way you would communicate with others. 50. It is very difficult to express yourself to others if you feel insecure about yourself. 51. If one feels confident about him/herself and what he/she can do, then communication will be easier for him/her. 52. A very good self-concept is significant to interpersonal communication. As we make sense of our experiences with others, we bring with us our culture, mores, and idiosyncracies or unique selves. 53. Self-concept evolves as we grow older and changes too in the same way as we gain and expand our knowledge and experiences. 54. Voice is the production of sound which makes up the speech process between and among speakers and listeners. 55. Voice is one of the most essential personal characteristics that affect ones judgments of others. 56. Voice provides clues about the speakers state of health and his views toward himself and his listener. 57. The nature of ones voice can be enhanced and improved if desire. 58. There are 5 kinds of voice quality 59. The Normal Voice is used in normal and everyday conversation in which the speaker does not show any strong emotions. 60. The Full Voice is appropriate for use in formal, dignified, and solemn occasions and events. It is characterized by deep and full quality and melancholic mood. 61. The Thin Voice is thin and high-pitched voice that usually occurs among individual who experience fatigue, weakening, and are of old age. This can also be applied to acting and oral interpretation. 62. The Breathy Voice is a whispery voice used for mystery and secrecy effect in a play or real-life events. 63. The Chesty Voice is a deep and hollow voice. It is usually used to portray voices and sounds of a spirit or a ghost in plays and oral interpretations. 64. IPA stands for International Phonetic Alphabet 65. A vowel sound is an open sound. 66. A vowel sound is produced by not blocking the breath with the lips, teeth, or tongue. 67. A vowel sound is always voiced (VD) that is to say the vocal cords vibrate. 68. Consonant sounds are produced by completely or partially stopping the breath. 69. A consonant sound can be voiceless (VL) or voiced (VD) 70. A consonant sound often comes in sound pairs.