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Communication As A Process

Communication is a process with several key elements: [1] A sender encodes a message considering the receiver; [2] The message is conveyed through a medium or channel; [3] The receiver decodes and interprets the message; [4] Feedback is provided to determine if communication succeeded; [5] Context such as environment, attitudes, and events influence communication; [6] Noise such as distractions or interference can inhibit the message being received clearly. The communication process is dynamic, continuous, and dependent on the interaction of these different elements.

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Communication As A Process

Communication is a process with several key elements: [1] A sender encodes a message considering the receiver; [2] The message is conveyed through a medium or channel; [3] The receiver decodes and interprets the message; [4] Feedback is provided to determine if communication succeeded; [5] Context such as environment, attitudes, and events influence communication; [6] Noise such as distractions or interference can inhibit the message being received clearly. The communication process is dynamic, continuous, and dependent on the interaction of these different elements.

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Communication as a Process

Human communication is interpersonal, it is purposive and it is a process.


Question: What do we mean by process?
Answer: By process we mean that steps have to be taken and in a set/particular order to
achieve a desired result/goal. These are the important elements of the communication
process:
1. SENDER/ENCODER
The sender also known as the encoder decides on the message to be sent, the best/most
effective way that it can be sent. All of this is done bearing the receiver in mind. In a word, it
is his/her job to conceptualize.
The sender may want to ask him/herself questions like: What words will I use? Do I need
signs or pictures?
2. MEDIUM
The medium is the immediate form which a message takes. For example, a message may be
communicated in the form of a letter, in the form of an email or face to face in the form of a
speech.
3. CHANNEL
The channel is that which is responsible for the delivery of the chosen message form. For
example post office, internet, radio.
4. RECEIVER
The receiver or the decoder is responsible for extracting/decoding meaning from the
message. The receiver is also responsible for providing feedback to the sender. In a word, it
is his/her job to INTERPRET.
5. FEEDBACK
This is important as it determines whether or not the decoder grasped the intended
meaning and whether communication was successful.
6. CONTEXT
Communication does not take place in a vacuum. The context of any communication act is
the environment surrounding it. This includes, among other things, place, time, event, and
attitudes of sender and receiver.
7. NOISE (also called interference)
This is any factor that inhibits the conveyance of a message. That is, anything that gets in
the way of the message being accurately received, interpreted and responded to. Noise may
be internal or external. A student worrying about an incomplete assignment may not be
attentive in class (internal noise) or the sounds of heavy rain on a galvanized roof may
inhibit the reading of a storybook to second graders (external noise).
The communication process is dynamic, continuous, irreversible, and contextual. It is not
possible to participate in any element of the process without acknowledging the existence
and functioning of the other elements.

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