Understanding Communication Concepts

This video tutorial explores the communication process, including encoding, channels, decoding, feedback, and the impact of noise. It explains how communication involves transmitting information to create shared understanding, and highlights potential barriers that can alter the intended message. Feedback is emphasized as a crucial element for ensuring message accuracy.

What is the primary purpose of communication as discussed in the introduction?

• To agree on all points

• To transmit data only

• To entertain the audience

• To create a shared understanding

From which language does the word 'communication' originate?

• German

• Latin

• French

• Greek

What is the process of converting a thought into a message called?

• Noise

• Decoding

• Encoding

• Feedback

Which of the following is NOT a medium for sending messages?

• Body language

• Voice

• Graphs

• Telepathy

What is the role of feedback in communication?

• To create noise

• To check the success of communication

• To distort the message

• To encode the message

Which of the following is a form of feedback?

• Changing the channel

• Ignoring the message

• Repeating the original message

• Adding noise

What is noise in the context of communication?

• A type of feedback

• A medium of communication

• Anything that distorts the message

• A form of encoding

Where can noise enter the communication process?

• Only during feedback

• At any point in the process

• Only at the receiver's end

• Only at the sender's end

What can cause barriers in communication?

• Only the sender

• Only the organization

• Only the receiver

• The sender, receiver, organization, or noise

What is the result when barriers affect communication?

• The message received is different from the one sent

• The message is not sent

• The message is received as intended

• The message is ignored