Intro to Communications

Words are a type of _ message.

• verbal

• vocal

• nonverbal

The MESSAGE in the communication model is

• WHAT is being said

• HOW it is being said

• WAY it is received

• WHAT is understood

ENCODING in the communication model is

• WHAT is being said

• HOW it is being said

• Background interference

• Returned message

DECODING in the communication model is

• WHAT is understood

• WAY it is received

• HOW it is being said

• Background interference

FEEDBACK in the communication model is

• the returned message

• shared knowledge

• personal knowledge

• background interference

T or F: People need to communicate because of physical, social, and psychological reasons.

• True

• False

Intrapersonal communication

• Communication within one-self

• Communication between people as individuals

• Communication between three or more people where every person can participate

Interpersonal communication

• A message is constructed and transmitted to many people at many different times

• Large group of people - some are not able to talk or contribute - leads to an imbalance in the amount of speaking

• Between people as individuals

• Between three or more people where every person can participate actively with the others

Small group communication

• between oneself

• between two people

• between three or more people

• large group where some are not able to talk or contribute

Public communication

• communication with a group of three people

• large group of people - leads to an imbalance in the amount of speaking

• a message is transmitted so many people receive it

• communication with oneself