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WorksheetsThe Communication Process
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the closest definition of communication for our class?
Process of sending & receiving messages to share meaning
Talking to other people
Process of talking and listening
Receiving messages and responding to the messages of others
Who kicks off (begins) the communication process?
Receiver
Messenger
Hearers of the message
Sender
What does it mean to 'encode' a message?
To respond to someone's message
To think and create meaning before sending a message
To understand a message and translate it
To send the message
What happens after someone receives a message?
They send a new message
They decode it (understand it)
They send a response (feedback)
They are now the sender
Which of the following can be a type of 'noise' to the communication process?
You are daydreaming while someone talks to you
A loud noise interrupts your conversation
The wi-fi goes down as you try to send an email
All of these are examples of noise
Which of the following is NOT an example of a 'channel' of the communication process?
FaceTime
Face-to-Face
Saying, "Hey, what's up?" to a friend
Discord
True or false: the sender and the receiver are both responsible for choosing a channel.
True
False
True or false: when noise occurs in the process, it's always something you can actually hear.
True
False
After the receiver decodes the message, he/she will then do what?
Send feedback to the sender
Send a new message
Select a channel for the feedback
Send a response
The "opposite" of the sender would be the _______. The opposite of encoding would be the ____.
Receiver; message
Receiver; channel
Receiver; decoding
Receiver; feedback
True or false: encoding usually takes a really long time.
False--encoding is always a short process.
False; encoding can also take a really short amount of time.
True; we should think very carefully before sending messages
True; the process of encoding should take at least 10 min.
T or F: when the receiver is decoding the message, he/she is also planning out their response
True
False
BONUS: What is the most common channel of communication used in the workplace?
Face-to-face
Texting
Passing notes
