Eff Com Summative 1

Message

Information being communicated

Sender

creates the message (creator of messages)

Reciever

Interprets the message and acts

Idea Formation

The intention originates in the sender’s mind

Encoding

Translating the Idea into words and symbols

Message Transimission

Sending message via chosen channel

Recieving

The act of capturing the signal

Decoding

The reciever interprets the words and symbols

Feedback

The loop closes with a return signal

Channel

the medium of travel

Physical Noise

External interference in the environment

Semantic Noise

Interference within the language itself (Technical Jargons, Language, etc.)

Psychological Noise

Internal Mental Interferrence

Shannon-Weaver

Views communication strictly as transmission

Transactional Model

Views communication as continous, two-way, and simultaneous

Positive Feedback

confirms that the exact idea formed is decoded

Confirmation Feedback

alerts the sender that noise corrupted the signal

Nonverbal Feedback

provides a continuous parallel data stream without interrupting the primary channel

Audience

The relationship of the sender and the reciever rewrites the literal meaning of the words

Purpose

Understanding meaning requires recognizing the speaker’s true intention

Context

The physical and social environment that provides background information

Interactive Model

views communication as a two-way, sequential process where participants take turns acting as sender and receiver, relying on delayed feedback.

Communication

The process of sending, recieving, and understanding messages to create a shared meaning

Shared Meaning

The ultimate goal of communication

Verbal

Using words to convey messages

Non-Verbal

transmission of messages without relying on words

Oral/Spoken

Communication through spoken words

Written

Communication through text

Multimodal

Using more than one mode

Paralanguage

The vocal elements that accompany speech, but are not the words themselves.

Tone

emotion expressed through voice

Pitch

Highness or lowness of a voice

Volume

Loudness or softness of a voice

Rate

Speed of Speaking

Pause

Intentional Silence