The Basics of Communication

Why do people make a phone call, send text message, like a Facebook post, or send email?

• It's a hobby.

• They are bored.

• They want to communicate.

• They like it.

Which of the following are the elements in communication?

• source, message, noise, channel

• source, channel receiver, code

• code, receiver, source, message

• source, message, channel, receiver

It is the information or subject matter the source is intending to share.

• message

• sender

• channel

• receiver

It could include poor audio quality or too much sound, poor image quality, too much or too little light, etc.

• context

• environment

• source

• interference

It is the physical and psychological space in communication

• source

• environment

• message

• channel

He is the person whom the message is intended.

Which of the following is NOT an element of the transmission model of communication?

• participants

• messages

• encoding

• interference

The ________ can be verbal or non-verbal being conveyed from sender to receiver.

The internal cognitive process that allows participants to send, receive, and understand messages are the ________ and the decoding process.

The process of turning thoughts into communication is called _________.