individual or group who sends or originates the message

thought, idea, opinion, etc. which the sender has encoded and wants conveyed

method or medium in which the message is sent

target of the message

response of the receiver to the message

process where the source or sender generates the information intended to be shared with others

process of transforming information to be conveying into a transferrable form

process of selecting the appropriate channel of communication for message delivery

process involving the reception of the sender’s message by the receiver

process of mentally processing a message

term describing anything which disrupts the communication process