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Nature and Elements
of Communication COMMUNICATION ORIGIN OF COMMUNICATION LATIN WORDS
COMMUNICARE – to share or to be in relation with
COMMUNICATIO – sharing or imparting
COMMUNICATION • A process of sharing and conveying messages or information from one person to another within and across channels, contexts, media and cultures (McCornack, 2014) • Involves the exchange and the development of ideas to achieve a particular goal or purpose. NATURE OF COMMUNICATION ITS NATURE 1. Communication is a process. 2. Communication occurs between two or more people. 3. Communication can be expressed through written or spoken words, actions, or both spoken words and nonverbal actions at the same time ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION SPEAKER
The source of information or
message MESSAGE
The information, ideas, or
thoughts conveyed by the speaker in words or in action ENCODING
The process of converting
the message into words, actions, or other forms that the speaker understands CHANNEL
The medium or the means,
such as personal or non- personal, verbal or non- verbal DECODING
The process of interpreting
the encoded message of the speaker by the receiver RECEIVER
The recipient of the
message, or someone who decodes the message FEEDBACK
The reactions, responses,
or information provided by the receiver CONTEXT
The environment where
communication takes place BARRIER
The factors that affect the
flow of communication PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION The The receiver speaker The decodes The The encodes speaker The or receiver speaker an idea or transmits receiver interprets sends or generates converts or sends gets the the provides an idea the idea out a message message feedback into words message based on or actions the context. ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION 1. SENDER- the person who initiates the process