Nature and Elements of Communication

This is the process of converting the message into words, actions, or other forms.

• Feedback

• Encoding

• Decoding

• Channel

This refers to the factors that affect the flow of communication.

• Barrier

• Context

• Message

• Speaker

These are the responses, reactions, or information provided by the receiver.

• Context

• Receiver

• Decoding

• Feedback

This refers to the information, ideas, or thoughts, conveyed by the speaker in words or in actions.

• Channel

• Message

• Context

• Barrier

This is the process of interpreting the encoded message of the speaker by the receiver

• Speaker

• Encoding

• Decoding

• Barrier

The source of the message

(a)  

The setting in which communication takes place

(a)  

The means or the medium by which the message is sent

(a)  

Select all examples of internal noise.

• day dreaming

• stomach pain

• uncomfortable chair

• banging of a door

• thinking that the decision was unjust

How you relate with your siblings is different from how you relate with your teachers. What type of context does this emphasize?

• physical context

• chronological context

• social context