Oral Communication 1st Semester

Vocabulary flashcards summarizing key terms and concepts from the lecture on the communication process.

Stimulus

The idea or prompt that starts a conversation.

Receiver

The person who gets and understands the message.

Sender

The person who gives or transmits the message.

Decode

To interpret or make sense of the received message.

Feedback

The reaction or response the receiver sends back to the sender.

Noise

Anything that blocks, distorts, or confuses the message.

Communication

The sharing of ideas and emotions between people using verbal words and nonverbal body language.

Communis

A Latin root meaning “common” or “shared,” from which the word communication is derived.

Stimulus → Sender → Message → Receiver → Feedback → Noise, Vice versa

What is the Communication Process