Lesson 1: Commnunication: Definition, Nature, Elements & Process

Question 1

Old French word & Latin term of communication

Answer 1

communicacion & communicare

Question 2

to share, inform, join, impart or participate in.

Answer 2

communicacion & communicare

Question 3

Communication involves

Answer 3

sharing of meaning by sending, and receiving symbolic cues

Question 4

According to Samovar, Porter and McDaniel (2010), Communication is “a _____________ in which people attempt to share their internal states with other people through the use of symbols.”

Answer 4

dynamic process

Question 5

process of creating understanding through the exchange of messages.

Answer 5

Communication

Question 6

________ in which a speaker and listener __________ send, receive and interpret messages.

Answer 6

transaction;simultaneously

Question 7

Communication is also a __________ of sharing meaning. It involves a common experience and mutual influence.

Answer 7

reciprocal process

Question 8

People communicate _________________

Answer 8

to meet different needs

Question 9

Nature of Communication

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1. process
2. happens between two or more people
3. can be expressed through words (verbal), and actions (nonverbal) or both at the same time
4. involves content and relationship
5. happens in context.

Question 10

is a transaction between source and receiver that includes mutual influence, the interpretation and construction of meaning, and the development of an individualized message that includes how others respond.

Answer 10

Process of Communication

Question 11

It is a _______________________ of source, receiver, message, channel, feedback and noise.

Answer 11

dynamic interrelationship

Question 12

Elements of the Communication Process

Answer 12

1. A source/speaker
2. receiver,
3. message
4. channel
5. Feedback
6. context
7. Barrier
8. Encoding
9. Decoding

Question 13

utters the message.

Answer 13

speaker/source

Question 14

audience members, or classmates to listen.

Answer 14

reciever

Question 15

words and ideas/thoughts adapted to the audience.

Answer 15

message

Question 16

words chosen for the speech.

Answer 16

verbal messages

Question 17

movements, gestures, facial expressions and vocal variations that can reinforce/ contradict the words.

Answer 17

nonverbal messages

Question 18

means/medium of distributing your words/information/idea

Answer 18

channel

Question 19

responses from the audience.

Answer 19

feedback

Question 20

A situation, the —————–in which the presentation occurs (time, placeand occasion in which the message and receiving occurs)

Answer 20

context

Question 21

any form of interference with the message; factors that affect the flow of communication

Answer 21

barrier

Question 22

Types of Speech Contexts

Answer 22

Intrapersonal Communication

Interpersonal Communication

Question 23

simplest form of communication that takes place within yourself

Answer 23

Intrapersonal Communication

Question 24

the communication between two or more people. This level involves two to about 15 people.

Answer 24

Interpersonal Communication

Question 25

Types of interpesonal Communication

Answer 25

Dyadic & Small Group Communication

Question 26

Dyadic & Small Group Communication-

Answer 26

involves two persons;involves interaction among 3 to 15 individuals. Small group

Question 27

involves a continuous presentation by one individual in a face-to-face situation with an audience. In public speaking, most of the feedback from the audience is nonverbal.

Answer 27

Public Speaking

Question 28

electronic &print technologies send messages to large numbers of people; often, at the same time.

Answer 28

Mass Communication