The Greek philosopher Aristotle who, I might add lived in
384-322 B.C. (So taking his great teachings with a grain of salt is much
required.) Had plenty of impressive revisions under his girdle. Physics,
logic, mathematics and he even tutored hotshot military-man Alexander the Great
to name a few. But while in his exploration of the human nature, Aristotle developed
a linear model of communication known as ~“ARISTOTLES MODE OF COMMUNICATION”~ Which
was considered the first model of communication proposed before 300 B.C.
Aristotle giving Alexander the Great his reckonings
What I found interesting is even though this particular
model can only be used in public speaking (As there was no concept of feedback
or communication failures like noise and barriers taken into account) Aristotles
Model is mainly focused on speaker and speech, and like much of his work, is vaguely
divided into 5 primary elements: Speaker, Speech, Occasion, Audience and
Effect.
As you can see from this BORING diagram (I tried to find
something a little more exhilarating to engage in but alas, could not) Aristotles
model explains a speaker centred model
as the only active speaker that has the most important role of delivering
speech to the passive and influenced audience. Open to many interpretations and
criticisms; one of which by Shannon and Weaver, This makes the communication
process which must be clear in speech with very good non-verbal communication, only
one way.
Now I’m unsure about you and I’m by no means a scholar of
physics, logic, human nature or mathematics and the only person I’ve successfully
tutored once was a foreign student all the swear words in the English
dictionary but one way communication seems a little dictator-y and
propaganda-ry to me, don’t you think? But that’s just my reckoning.
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