BCOM Types of Communication and the Communication Model

Intrapersonal communication

communicating with oneself.

Interpersonal communication

communication in which the parties involved consider one another as unique individuals.

Sender

encodes and delivers the message.

Message

a speaker's words and actions

Mass communication

the transmission of messages to large, usually widespread audiences via broadcast means

Receiver

decodes the message.

Noise

a force that interferes with the process of communication.

Feedback

the discernible response of the receiver.

Environment (situational)

physical location and personal history surrounding the communication.

Communication

the process of human beings responding to verbal/nonverbal behavior. A human survival skill needed to maintain contact with the world.

Channel

the medium through which a message passes from sender to receiver.

Climate

The emotional tone of a relationship as it is expressed in the messages that the partners send and receive.