COMMUNICATION CYCLE

COMMUNICATION CYCLE

WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?

 Communication is the act of transferring information from one place, person or group to another. 

Multiple Choice

FILL IN THE BLANK

______________ is the act of transferring information from one place, person or group to another.

• Receiver

• Sender

• Communication

• Feedback

Elements of the communication cycle

Sender

Message

Channel

Receiver

Feedback

Multiple Select

Which is not an element of the communication cycle?

• Feedback

• Message

• Communication

• Receiver

The sender

 The sender is the individual who wishes to communicate a message.

 The sender decides what their message is, how it will be expressed and sent, and who the receiver is.

 As a general rule, the message should be kept as simple and direct as possible and all content of the message checked for accuracy. 

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

The message must be kept simple and clear

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank

The ________ is the individual who wishes to communicate a message.

• Channel

• Feedback

• Sender

• Receiver

The Message

 A message is a piece of information that the sender wants to send to the receiver. 

  The message is encoded by the sender, i.e. the sender chooses the words and medium that suit the message they wish to convey. 

Multiple Choice

True or False

The message is encoded by the sender

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank

A ________________ is a piece of information that the sender wants to send to the receiver.

• Sender

• Feedback

• Channel

• Message

Channel

 The channel is the medium through which the message is transmitted.  Channels are the way you convey your message. 

 The sender transmits the message through the transmission medium of choice which can be a telephone, email, face-to-face conversation, presentation, videoconferencing, post, or text.

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank

The _________ is the medium through which the message is transmitted.

• Sender

• Message

• Channel

• Feedback

Multiple Choice

True or False

The sender transmits the message through the transmission medium of choice which can be a telephone, email, face-to-face conversation, presentation, post, or text.

• True

• False

The Receiver

 The receiver is the individual or individuals to whom the message is directed.

 The receiver tries to interpret the message by decoding the words and symbols used.

 Decoding is the process through which the receiver converts the message to understand the information which was intended to be communicated. 

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank

The _________ is the person to whom the message is directed to.

• Sender

• Receiver

• Channel

• Feedback

Multiple Choice

True or False

Decoding is the process through which the receiver converts the message to understand the information which was intended to be communicated.

• True

• False

The feedback

 Feedback is the receiver's response to the message.

 The receiver feeds back their understanding of the message to the sender, to make sure that the message they received was the same message as the sender intended.

  This feedback can be a verbal or non-verbal response, for example saying yes or nodding the head. 

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank

The _________ is the receiver's response to the message.

• Feedback

• Channel

• Sender

• Message

Multiple Choice

True or False

The receiver feeds back their understanding of the message to the sender, to make sure that the message they received was the same message as the sender intended.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How many elements does the communication cycle have?

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

How many elements does the communication cycle have?

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 5