Speech Test Practice

Message

The information being communicated

Sender

The person who initiates the communication and has an idea or information to share

Encoding

The process of putting thoughts or ideas into words, symbols, or gestures that can be communicated

Channel

The method/medium used to send the message

Decoding

The process of interpreting and making meaning from the message

Receiver

The intended audience who receives the message

Feedback

Response the receive gives after receiving and interpreting the message

Noise

Anything that interferes with the message being sent or understood correctly

Verbal symbols in communication

Any message that comes from someone speaking words to another person

Nonverbal symbols in communication

Any emotional message conveyed through facial expressions, gestures, and the way people move their bodies to send those messages about their moods and attitudes

Interpersonal communication

Communicating with another individual

Intrapersonal

Internal dialogue with oneself

Group communication

Communicating with a group of 3 or more people at a time

Public communication

Communicating in a way where you are addressing a group of people for the world to see

Mass communication

Communicating with a large mass of people at a time, to efficiently send a specific message

Context in communication (there are six of these)

Family, friends and peer group, school and work, community, generational, and multicultural are the six contexts in communication

Family Context

Your communication depends on how your family acts and behaves with one another. For example, a family may be more formal, so the parents may be more stuck in their role as the adult, leading to a more strict household

Friendship and Peer Group Context

Interacting with someone in a more comfortable, intimate way. Many people can easily confide in their friends, but may be more hesitant to not tell them the truth when there is a misunderstanding. Also, you tend to treat friends with more respect

School and Work Context

Because other people have control over what happens to you and how much homework/work you have, you tend to act in a way that ensures that nothing unnecessary happens. This means acting respectfully and coming ready to learn or work

Community Context

You act respectful to your community and look out for one another. It creates a safer environment because everyone cares about what is happening to one another

Generational Context

In a generational context, you may act more respectful towards people older than you because they have experienced more. People in older generations may also not know how everything works in the current time, so people of younger generations can help them out and bridge that age gap

Multicultural Context

Interacting with someone that has a different culture than you involves making sure that you are patient, respectful, and sensitive to the fundamental differences