Communication: Elements, Aspects , Barriers and Facilitators

The communication process can BEST be described as:

• a dynamic medium through which thoughts are given

• a systematic exchange of thoughts and feelings between a source and a recipient

• the effective transfer of an intended message to a target audience

• a complex system of sending messages through mediums.

Communication is _______________

• used by only humans

• continuous, irreversible and dynamic

• understood by the sender and receiver only

• used to keep human beings alive

All communication occurs in a particular _______________________.

It is important to consider your target audience when selecting the ____________________ for your message.

You deliver a speech about the importance of higher education to a group of high school students. What is the message?

• A. the high school students

• B. importance of higher education

• C. you

• D. your voice and language

_______________________ is the response which indicates that the message has been received.

• Channel/Medium

• Feedback

• Context

• Barrier

Which of the following set of aspects is organized in the correct order?

• Encoding, conceptualization, decoding, selection of medium/channel, feedback, interpretation

• Conceptualization, encoding, selection of medium/channel, decoding, interpretation, feedback

• Conceptualization, interpretation, encoding, selection of medium/channel, decoding, feedback

• Selection of medium/channel, conceptualization, encoding, decoding, interpretation, feedback

Anxiety can prove to be a _______________ to effective communication.

• Psychological Barrier

• Facilitator

• Medium/Channel

• Physical Barrier

What are the top 7 barriers to communication?

• Physical/environmental barriers, Perceptual barriers

• Emotional barriers, cultural barriers, language barriers

• Gender barriers, interpersonal barriers

• All of the above

Background noise like the whirring of a lawnmower, is an example of __________________ to effective communication.