Nature, Elements, & Functions of Communication

It is defined as an act or process of imparting and sharing information between people in order to express desires, needs, aspirations, dreams, goals, ideas, thoughts, and all various kinds of information.

• Conversation

• Communication

• Talking

• Listening

The environment where the communication takes place is called as

According to Schramm, it is a tool that makes societies possible and distinguishes humans from other societies.

• Education

• Talking

• Listening

• Communication

This element must be present to ensure that the respective receiver or the sender correctly understands the message.

• Decoder

• Interpreter

• Communicator

• Encoder

The intended meaning with which the sender sends the messages may or may not be understood by the receiver because of the presence of noise. What type of noise is this?

• Physical Noise

• Physiological Noise

• Psychological Noise

• Semantic Noise

It is a feature of communication that states "Communication should include everything that the receiver needs to hear for him/her to respond, react or evaluate properly."

• Completeness

• Conciseness

• Consideration

• Clearness

Another feature of communication that states "Effective communication happens when the message is concrete and support by fact, figures, and real-life examples and situations."

• Correctness

• Clearness

• Concreteness

• Consideration

Conciseness does not mean keeping the message short but making it ______ or straight to the point.

To be effective, the speaker should consider relevant information about his/her receiver such as mood, background, race, preference, education, status, needs among others, by doing so he/she can easily build rapport with the audience.

• Clearness

• Courtesy

• Concreteness

• Consideration

What communication model is being shown in the picture?

• Aristotle's Model of Communication

• Schramm's Model of Communication

• Wood's Transactional Model of Communication

• Shannon-Weaver's Communication Model