Intro to Communication Test Study Guied

Speech Fall 2026

Communication

the process of sharing information by using symbols to send and receive message

Interpersonal Communication

communication between two or more people

Encoding

the process of turning ideas and feelings into verbal and nonverbal symbols

Decoding

finding the meaning of verbal and nonverbal symbols

Interference

anything that get in the way of clear communication

Physical noise

consists of any sound that prevents a person from being heard

Psychological noise

the thoughts and feelings that distract people from listening to what is said

Nonverbal language

a system that uses all the elements of communication except words

Dialect

a regional or cultural variety of language differently from standard, american English in pronunciation, grammar, or word choice

Jargon

the specialized vocabulary that is understood by people in a particular group of feild

Slang

consists of recently coined words or old worlds used in new ways

Paralanguage

a type of nonverbal communication that involves using voice variation and extraneous words and sounds to communicate

Articulation

the shaping of speech sounds into recognizable oral symbols that go together to make up a word

Pronunciation

a speaker who produces clear consonants and distinot vowels

Pitch

the highness or lowness of the sound you make

Inflection

the upward or downward glide of your pitch as you speck

Volume

the intensity of sound

Rate

the speed at which you talk

Quality

the tone of your voice

Omitting sounds

dropping letters in the pronunciation of world

Transposing sounds

switching or reversing the sounds in which the words are spoken

Ex. aks for ask

Adding sounds

adding sounds to a word, like pronouncing a letter that is silent

Substituting sounds

saying a different pronuciation of the word

Ex. doin for doing, da for the, raider for rather

5 divisions of body language

Facial expressions, eye contact, movement, gestures, postures

Complex Model of Communication

Basic Model of communication

Four spaces and distances for communication

Intimate, personal, social, & public space

intimate space

up to 18 inches between you and other people

Personal space

a distance ranging from 18 inches to 4 feet between you and other people

Social space

4 to 12 feet between you and the other person

Public space

area beyond 12 feet between you and others