Models of Communication

Question 1

are conceptual models used to explain the human communication process.

Answer 1

Models of communication

Question 2

is a speaker-centered model as the speaker has the most important role in it and is the only one active.

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The Aristotle’s communication model

Question 3

5 essential elements of communication based on Aristotle

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1. Speaker
2. Message
3. Audience
4. Effect
5. Occasion

Question 4

model not applicable for public speaking

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The Aristotle’s model

Question 5

Model of Communication from Shannon Weaver’s Model of Communication

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Berlo’s Sender-Message-Channel-Receiver (SMCR) Model

Question 6

This model also focuses on encoding and decoding which happens before sender sends the message and before receiver receives the message respectively.

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Berlo’s SMCR Model

Question 7

was created in 1948 when Claude Elwood Shannon wrote an article “A Mathematical Theory of Communication” in Bell System Technical Journal with Warren Weaver.

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Shannon Weaver model of communication

Question 8

“mother of all models.”

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Shannon Weaver model of communication

Question 9

There are three levels of problems of communication according to Shannon Weaver. They are:

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1. Technical Problem
2. Semantic Problem
3. Effectiveness Problem

Question 10

How a channel causes a problem

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Technical Problem

Question 11

Is the meaning of message sent and received very different

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Semantic Problem

Question 12

How effectively does the message cause reaction

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Effectiveness Problem

Question 13

suggested that communication is a two way process where both sender and receiver take turns to send and receive a message.

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Schramm’s Model of Communication