Introduction to Communication

Studying communication is crucial because of the following, except for...

• Increase what you know about human relationships
• Help you exercise your rights to freedom of speech
• Teach you important  skills  to be self-centered
• Help you navigate in this diverse world

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which is not a component of communication?

• People [Sender & Receiver]
• Sounds
• The Channel [Medium / Media]
• Encoding & Decoding

MESSAGE as a component of communication is ...

• The means by which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message. [e.g. phone, face-to-face].
• The source who initiates the message [SENDER] and the RECEIVER who is the intended target of the message .
• A systematic arrangement of symbols (verbal & non-verbal codes) used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons. [e.g. language] .
• The verbal and nonverbal form of the idea, thought, or feeling that one person (the source) wishes to communicate to another person or group of people (the receiver).

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

ENCODING as a component of communication is ...

• The process of translating/putting an idea or a thought into a code. [e.g. What I mean.] .
• The process of assigning meaning to an idea or thought. [e.g. What I understand.] .
• The receiver’s verbal and nonverbal response to the source’s message.
• A systematic arrangement of symbols (verbal & non-verbal codes) used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons. [e.g. language] .

NOISE as a component of communication is ...

• The process of assigning meaning to an idea or thought. [e.g. What I understand.] .
• The environment/location in which communication occurs.
• The means by which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message. [e.g. phone, face-to-face] .
• Any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of a message.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

When you are trying to say what you mean into words or non-verbal language, you are...

• ENCODING
• DECODING
• MAKING NOISE
• CHANNELING

When you are trying to interpret what you understand from the message, you are...

• ENCODING
• DECODING
• MAKING NOISE
• CHANNELING

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following is NOT a main consideration in communication?

• WORDS

• SYMBOLS

• ACTIONS

• FASHION

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What do we call the immediate response of the receiver to the message?

• REPLY

• ANSWER

• FEEDBACK

• COMMENT

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following has the biggest percentage of what we make meaning in a conversation?

• BODY LANGUAGE

• TONE

• WORDS

• EYE CONTACT

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3