Communication Flashcards
Process that allows beings to exchange information
Communucation
Non-verbal elements of communication
Paralanguage
Study of paralanguage
Paralinguistic
Person who transmit message
Sender
Actual format of communication effort
Message
Vehicle by which message is sent
Mode of transmission
Target of the message
Receiver
How the receiver translate the message
Decoding
What type of things are communicated
Content
Dimensions by whom
Source
Dimensions in which form
Form
Dimension through which medium
Channel
Dimension to whom
Destination/receiver
With what kind of result
Purpose/pragmatic aspect
Flows along organizations line of authority
Formal communication
The message is towards a higher level
Upward communication
Message toward a lower level
Downward communication
Message at the same level of hierarchy
Lateral communication
Outside the organizations formally authorized channels
Informal communication