- "Communication is usually defined as the transmission of information."
The importance of clear communication with everyone involved in the production, including the cast, crew, director, and designers.
Communication Theory: Understanding human communication and how it works is the foundation of Stage Management. This topic introduces the different factors that influence communication, such as context, audience, and message.
Nonverbal Communication: Nonverbal communication is an essential aspect of Stage Management, including body language, facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice. This topic discusses the significance of nonverbal cues and their impact on the communication process.
Writing Skills: Effective communication requires excellent writing skills, including grammar, syntax, and punctuation. Stage Managers should learn how to compose clear, concise messages and scripts.
Interpersonal Communication: The way people interact with each other can make or break a Stage Manager's performance. Interpersonal communication outlines the common mistakes and how to communicate in a way that is respectful, engaging, and effective.
Conflict Resolution: Addressing conflicts within a Stage Management team eventually leads to better work relationships and increased productivity. This topic covers the various conflict resolution strategies and their application.
Active Listening: Stage Managers need to be good listeners to grasp relevant information and take the right action. Through active listening, participants can understand the emotions and sentiments behind spoken communication.
Public Speaking: Effective communication necessitates excellent public speaking skills. Stage Managers should understand how to create speeches, deliver presentations, and engage with an audience.
Media and Technology: Technology has revolutionized the communication sector. This topic introduces the various media tools and technology that Stage Managers utilize, such as sound systems, video conferencing, and social media.
Event Planning: Stage Managers plan, manage and execute events. Event planning encompasses tasks such as venue selection, budgeting, marketing, and logistics.
Problem-solving: As a Stage Manager, encounters with challenges is a common occurrence. Problem-solving skills are essential to identifying problems and finding a practical solution.
Verbal communication: The exchange of information through spoken words.
Nonverbal communication: The exchange of information through body language, facial expressions, and gestures.
Written communication: The exchange of information through written words, such as emails, memos, and reports.
Visual communication: The exchange of information through visual cues, such as graphs, charts, and diagrams.
Interpersonal communication: The exchange of information between two or more people.
Intrapersonal communication: The exchange of information within oneself.
Mass communication: The exchange of information through mass media, such as television, radio, and newspapers.
Group communication: The exchange of information among a group of people, such as in a team meeting.
One-on-one communication: The exchange of information between two people, such as in a performance review.
Nonverbal cueing: The exchange of information through nonverbal cues, such as a raised hand, nod of the head, or shifting of the eyes.
Electronic communication: The exchange of information through electronic means, such as email, text message, or video conferencing.
- "The precise definition of communication is disputed."
- "Many models include the idea that a source uses a coding system to express information in the form of a message." - "The source uses a channel to send the message to a receiver who has to decode it in order to understand its meaning."
- "Communication can be classified based on whether information is exchanged between humans, members of other species, or non-living entities such as computers."
- "Verbal communication involves the exchange of messages in linguistic form." - "Non-verbal communication happens without the use of a linguistic system."
- "There are many forms of non-verbal communication, for example, using body language, body position, touch, and intonation."
- "Interpersonal communication happens between distinct persons, such as greeting someone on the street or making a phone call."
- "Intrapersonal communication, on the other hand, is communication with oneself."
- "Researchers in this field often formulate additional criteria for their definition of communicative behavior." - "Example are the requirement that the behavior serves a beneficial function for natural selection and that a response to the message is observed."
- "Animal communication plays important roles for various species in the areas of courtship and mating, parent-offspring relations, social relations, navigation, self-defense, and territoriality."
- "An often-discussed example concerning navigational communication is the waggle dance used by bees to indicate to other bees where flowers are located."
- "Due to the rigid cell walls of plants, their communication often happens through chemical means rather than movement."
- "For example, plants like maple trees release so-called volatile organic compounds into the air to transmit warning signals about a herbivore attack to other plants."
- "The reason is that its purpose, as a tool, is usually some form of cooperation, which is not as common between different species."
- "For example, many flowers use symmetrical shapes and colors that stand out from their surroundings in order to signal to insects where nectar is located to attract them."
- "Communicative competence is the ability to communicate well."
- "Two central aspects are that the communicative behavior is effective, i.e. that it achieves the individual's goal, and that it is appropriate, i.e. that it follows social standards and expectations."
- "Human communication has a long history and how people exchange information has changed over time."
- "Examples are the invention of writing systems, the development of mass printing, the use of radio and television, and the invention of the internet."
- "The field of communication includes various other issues, like communicative competence and the history of communication."