Intro to Comm

Question 1

What is Communication?

Answer 1

… the exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages with the intent of stimulating particular meanings in the minds of others.

Question 2

What does it mean to communicate successfully?

Answer 2

…to stimulate the meanings we intend in the minds of others, we achieve understanding.

Question 3

What is the purpose of communication?

Answer 3

…to manage our problems, create opportunities, make decisions, and connect with others in meaningful and productive ways.

Question 4

What are the 4 Challenges of Communication?

Answer 4

1. Significant intellectual and psychological resources are required.
2. Not everyone appreciates the value of communication.
3. We over-rely on digitally mediated communication.
4. Intercultural understanding can be difficult.

Question 5

Linear Model of Communication

Answer 5

1. Decide Message
2. Encode message (transcribe it).
   3 . Transmit message over a channel
3. Receiver perceives message (acknowledges it).
   5, Received decodes message (comprehension).

Question 6

Transactional Model of Communication

Answer 6

The addition of feedback, along with consideration of the factors that make accurate decoding of messages difficult.

Question 7

What is to be considered in transaction model of communication?

Answer 7

Context (environment), roles, and rules.

Question 8

Communication Competence

Answer 8

Must be motivated, continue to develop comm. skills, be sensitive to surroundings.