NATURE AND ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION Flashcards
is a process of sharing and conveying messages or information from one person to another within and across channels, context, media, and cultures
Communication
is the process of passing information.
Communication
Communication is a process
It is active and cyclical
Communication occurs between two or more people (speaker and receiver)
It is interactive
Communication can be express through written or spoken words, actions(nonverbal), or both spoken words and nonverbal at the same time.
It is symbolic
are defined as the ways by which communication can be expressed. It can be through:
Verbal, Non-Verbal, Written
Communication Modes
refers to the mode of communication that involves speaking. It occurs when you speak or when you use words. This includes face to face communication and communicating through a medium.
Verbal Communication
refers to non-speech type of communication that does not include spoken words.
It can refer to the way we say the words, surroundings that may affect communication, object, patterns, and more.
Nonverbal Comunication
also matters in communication
Distance
refers to communicating through writing:
Written Communication
the source of information or message.
Sender
the information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker in words or in action.
Message
the process of converting the message into words, actions, or other forms that the speaker understand.
Encoding
the medium or the means, such as personal or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal, in which the encoded message is conveyed.
Channel
the recipient of the message, or someone who decodes the message.
Receiver
the process of interpreting the encoded message of the speaker by the receiver.
Decoding
the reactions, responces, or information provided by the receiver.
Feedback
the environment where communication takes place.
Context
the factors that affect the flow of communication.
Barrier
This allows the listener to focus on the details of your message, without struggling to understand how you went from Point A to Point B.
Golden Rule no. 1: Organize thoughts in mind before sharing them with others.
Thrusting one’s idea on others mars the beauty and integrity of conversation. Communication is in some ways like a dance; each partners plays off the other, basing his or her steps on the other person’s while simultaneously maintaining a certain amount of individuality.
Golden Rule no. 2: Communication is Collaborative, not Competitive.
Advantages of Effective Communication
- Conflict is reduced
- Get more of what you want out of life.
- Have stronger relationships.
- Help people to adopt your ideas.
- People will like you better.
