Communications Process Vocabulary

_______________ is the response the receiver gives back to the sender’s message.

The person or group that will get the message is called the _____________ .

The process of the receiver thinking about and interpreting the message for understanding is called ____________

A _____________ is the tool that carries the message to the desired person or group

The step in the process where the receiver gets the message is called _______________ .

The _______________ is the thought, idea, opinion, etc. which the sender has encoded (organized) and wants to send to someone using a channel.

When someone sends the message through a selected channel, it is called _________________ .

_______________ is the process of organizing the information in a way that can be best understood by the person who is supposed to receive it.

The individual or group that first sends a message is the ___________ .

______________ is the first step in the communications process. This is where a message is developed to be shared with others.