Communication Model Vocabulary

person who has a message to communicate

the process of exchanging thoughts or ideas in order to achieve understanding

communication that does not use words but uses facial expressions, gestures, body movements, vocal inflection, head movement, laughter, silence, etc...

process the receiver undergoes in trying to interpret the exact meaning of the message

how we receive messages, which is through our five senses-seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling

idea the sender wants the receiver to understand

The end point of the communication is called the _____________ .

• destination

• sender

• receiver

• channel

includes believes, preferences, values, culture, past experiences, present feelings/attitudes, and other ways in which we base our understanding and judgement

includes who is involved, when, where, and how communication takes place

process of putting a message into the form in which it is to be communicated