the source of information and the one who starts the communication.

• Message

• Sender

• Receiver

• Channel

It is based on the source idea, but it is crafted to meet the needs of the audience.

• Message

• Sender

• Receiver

• Channel

The medium of the communication, must be able to transmit the message from one party to another without changing the content of the message.

• Sender

• Message

• Receiver

• Channel

The party receiving the communication and uses the channel to get the communication from the transmitter.

• Sender

• Message

• Receiver

• Channel

The final step in the communications process and conveys to the transmitter that the message is understood by the receiver.

• Feedback

• Channel

• Message

• Receiver

DIFFERENT CHANNELS/ MEDIUMS OF COMMUNICATION.

• Language

• Social Media

• Newspaper and Magazine

• all of the above

It is belied by its name, where a sender encodes a message via a channel and the message is decoded by the receiver and straight-line communication found typically in mass communication; think television, radio, newspapers, etc.

• The Linear Model’s Behavior

• The Interactive Model

• The Transactional Model

• none of the above

It takes the Linear Model and multiplies it times two with a quick flip of the return message and allows for a feedback element because after a message is encoded and sent to the decoding receiver, the roles then reverse and the receiver encodes and sends a response to the original sender who has now turned receiver.

• Linear Model

• Interactive Model

• Transactional Model

• none of the above

It becomes more sophisticated yet and depicts face-to-face interaction, or “trans-action” as a dynamic and changeable process that is not limited to simple definition.

• Transactional Model

• Linear Model

• Interactive model

• none of the above

Common Barriers to Effective Communication

• USE OF JARGON

• EMOTIONAL AND LACK OF ATTENTION

• PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

• ALL OF THE ABOVE