Ch. 1 Flashcards
What needs does communication meet?
Identity management, social connection, relationship management, goal accomplishment, education & persuasion
Communication is…
A process (it changes)
Relational ( with others, not to others)
Symbolic (words are symbols)
Linear model of Communication
Encoder (sender)
Decoder (Receiver)
Message
Channel (Media)
Environment (Physical & Social)
Feedback (Response)
Transactional Method
Simultaneous (Sending & Receiving)
Feedback (Makes it transactional)
Both intentional & unintentional
Intrapersonal
With Self
Interpersonal Communication
Dyadic (Between two people)
Small Group Communication
Every day life
Organizational Communication
Collective goal achievement
Public Communication
Unequal speaking/ Listening
Mass Communication
Large Audience; Print & Electronics
Social Media Communication
Includes most other types of communication
Competence of Communication
No ideal
Situational
Relational
Empathic
Learned
Hard Work
Self Monitor (Having a Filter)
Commitment
Misconceptions of Communication
Complete Understanding
Solves all problems
Good thing
Words hold meaning
Simple
More is better
