Communication Terms Quiz

the person who initiates a message

• feedback

• receiver

• context

• sender

person to whom a message is directed

• interferer

• messenger

• receiver

• channel

response from the receiver indicating whether a message has been received in its intended form.

• gesture

• feedback

• channel

• sender

anything that interferes with the accurate expression or reception of a message. 

• receiver

• sender

• channel

• interference

the setting and situation in which communication takes place.

• context

• feedback

• channel

• message

the medium by which the message is delivered and received. This could be via: email, text, phone, group, or one-on-one (interview or meeting)

• sender

• message

• channel

• radio waves

the verbal and/or nonverbal content that must be encoded by the sender and decoded by the receiver

• channel

• message

• context

• feedback

Giving an acceptance speech for an award is an example of context.

• True

• False

Making eye contact with a speaker is an example of feedback.

• True

• False

choose the best example of interference

• an email

• a phone call

• a job interview

• loud radio