Communication Skills and Grammar Notes

These flashcards cover key concepts in communication skills and grammar.

Communication

The process of transmitting and receiving information.

Sender

The person who initiates the communication and has the information to transfer.

Receiver

The person who decodes the message in a communication process.

Message

The information transferred from the sender to the receiver.

Channel

The medium through which the message is transmitted.

Feedback

The response from the receiver back to the sender after decoding the message.

Intrapersonal Communication

Communication with oneself, involving internal thoughts and responses.

Interpersonal Communication

Transfer of information between two or more people.

Public Communication

Communication intended for a larger audience.

Effective Communication

Communication that achieves the desired goals and understanding.

Noun

A naming word that identifies places, persons, objects, or qualities.

Verb

A word that expresses action or state of being.

Adjective

A word used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns.

Adverb

A word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Pronoun

A word used in place of a noun, such as he, she, it, they.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship between nouns and pronouns.

Conjunction

A word that connects clauses or sentences.

Clause

A group of words containing a subject and a predicate.

Phrase

A group of words that do not contain a finite verb.

Skimming

Reading rapidly to get the general idea of a text.

Scanning

Reading quickly to find specific information.

Note Taking

The act of recording information from a source.

Note Making

The process of creating one's own notes based on understanding.