Communication Basics

It involves the sender turning thoughts or ideas into messages, and then the receiver makes use of the message by turning it into ideas and vice versa.

• Encoding and Decoding

• Transmission and Reception

• Interpretation and Expression

• Creation and Comprehension

The medium used in communication; it refers to how the message is communicated from the source to the receiver.

• Channel

• Medium

• Message

• Receiver

The receiver's reply to the message.

• Response

• Feedback

• Acknowledgment

• Reaction

They are the source, where the message came from, and the receiver, who is the recipient of the message. What elements of the communication process is being described?

• People

• Technology

• Environment

• Message

This is the actual thoughts or sentiment that the source communicates to the receiver.

• Message

• Signal

• Medium

• Feedback

The context in which the communication occurred. It could be the venue, informal or formal setting, arrangement, attire, use of sound equipment, etc.

• Setting

• Location

• Atmosphere

• Environment

These are symbols that are arranged in a systematic order to convey a certain message.

• Code

• Cipher

• Symbolism

• Language

It interferes with how a receiver gets or interprets the messages.

• Noise

• Signal

• Clarity

• Feedback