BASIC ELEMENTS AND LEVELS OF COMMUNICATION PROCESS

The communication process is the exchange of information (message) between two or more people.

Communication Process

The source is the person who creates the message.

Sender/encoder

The ___ is the form of the message.

Medium

The ____ is the pathway used to send the message.

Channel

Types of channels

Verbal/non-verbal, personal/non-personal

The _________ is the person who gets the message.

Receiver (Decoder)

_____ is the response of the receiver.

Feedback

is the environment where communication happens.

Context

is anything that interferes with communication.

Noise

-Focuses on the words we use
-Words may have different meanings for different people

-Influenced by logic and reasoning (logos)

Verbal Level

Involves body language and visual cues

Physical Level

Refers to how we say things

Auditory Level

Involves feelings and emotional state
Based on pathos (appeal to emotions)

Emotional Level

Also called the psychic level
Some people have an "X-factor" in communication

Energetic Level