Communication Basics Ch 1 part 2 q Principles

Communication Basics Ch. 1 part 2 q. Principles q. Basic Model & terminology q 3 Applied Models

Principles of Communication In the presence of another human being, Communication is UNAVOIDABLE 2. Communication is IRREVERSIBLE 3. Communication is COMPLICATED 1.

Basic Communication Model: NOISE SOURCE Message CHANNEL FEEDBACK NOISE Message RECIEVER

Definitions � Communication = process of acting on information; creating meaning between humans by sharing through verbal & nonverbal messages; BRIDGE between people � Symbol = word/sound/gesture/image used to represent a concept � Encoding = Creating a message � Decoding = Interpreting a message � Source/Sender/Encoder= originator of an idea or emotion � Message = written, spoken, and nonverbal symbols � Target/Receiver/Decoder = person/group that the message is intended to reach and/or to the ones that receive it

Communication as … ALL models below have noise, encoding, decoding, and channel � ACTION � ◦ Linear : from sender to receiver ---------- No expectation of response (popular media) RECIEVER SOURCE � INTERACTION ◦ Linear sequence: sent than responded to----- Formed with general expectation of 1 SOURCE RECIEVER response 2 TRANSACTION ◦ Simultaneous interaction (sharing)--------- SOURCE RECIEVER Face to face communication

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