SDC Speech Topic 1

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sender

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the originator of the message in the communication process

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encode

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to put an idea into language or gesture

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channel

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the means by which a message is communicated

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message

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whatever a speaker communicates to someone else

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noise

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anything that interferes with, distorts, or slows down the transmission of information

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receiver

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the person who receives the message

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decode

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to interpret or give meaning to a message

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linear communication model

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A characterization of communication as a one-way event in which a message flows from sender to receiver.

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symbol

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something that stands for something else

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transactional communication model

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A characterization of communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages in an ongoing, irreversible process.